Haven't been too successful at fitting in time for running earlier this week so I made a point to run today. My IT band held up reasonably well during Sunday's run and I'd put on the recommended "compeed" so I was ready to go for a progression run. In all I ran 5.64 miles in 38:06 i.e. 6:45 min/mile and 165 bpm. The progression went OK too with splits of 7:06, 6:58, 6:58 (uphill), 6:39, 6:29 and 6:05 for the last 0.64miles helped by one of the worst rain showers I've run in in years!!
My legs were very heavy and my left achilles was very tight (I've decided that I'm not as rubbery as I used to be i.e. middle age is coming on fast!!) and I was a bit tired over the first couple of miles. But all in all not too bad and I felt OK too. My IT band only niggled at about 3.75miles so I think that it's largely in the past (fingers crossed). I'm now thinking that maybe I should have run the Cheetah Run 4 miles race tonight after all. It's not too often you get a chance to run through a wildlife park!!
A blog about my ongoing attempts to delay the ageing process......
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That's a really nice progression run. You've been out of action for a while, so to have the fitness to hit those splits after just one week of consistent running has to feel good.
thanks Mike,
Yeah it does but I have to admit that I was a bit out of wind at the end and the heartrate hit 181bpm - so I was obviously pushing it!! All I have to do now is manage to put together a few more weeks of 'consistent running' and hopefully I'll be back to where I was.
Not sure if I asked this before. Have you got a specific race in mind that you're training for?
Thomas,
Hopefully my focus will be the Great North Run in September - I'd like to improve on last years time and get closer to the 1:20 mark. Apart from that just the usual road race series.
I've also a 'small' thought that I might do my first marathon later in the year but nothing definite yet - I'll see how the next couple of months go. Also I'm not sure how my body would hold up to the longer distance!!
the cheetah run was great
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