So I've got a few runs under my belt now from my ultra program. (Apologies for no updates for a couple of weeks.)
Did my first long run on Saturday - 18miles. Leisurely pace and it felt comfortable. Should have done a follow up 5 miler on Sunday, but couldn't make that one. Must try harder this weekend.
Aiming for 25-30 miles during the week days + another 20 miles at the weekend.
The break after the Richmond Park Marathon was welcome, but it has been tough to get going again. However, I'm already starting to feel good again.
Jon, I hope you're feeling better after your superb L2B performance last month.
Accumulating some more kit, but I'll do a separate post on that in the next day or so. See my Equipment Page for brief update details.
Wednesday 12 June 2013
Thursday 23 May 2013
Dead Legs
First run back after the Richmond Park Marathon two and a half weeks ago. Just a 5.5 miler, but it felt slow and clunky (avge pace 7:47/mile).
My next big race is the London to Brighton Ultra in September. The Ultra training started today. I'm going to follow a plan for a 50 mile week. Where possible I will run a few miles more on my runs, but I don't think that in reality I will regularly stick to a 70 mile week plan. There's a 13-hour cut-off time for the L2B race and I'd love to finish it and finish within that limit.
The general plan is long run on Saturday - anything from 14-25 miles with one 31 miler approximately 4 weeks before the race. On all Sundays other than the one after the 31 miler there is a 5 or 10 miler - which I expect will be a shock to the legs after the Saturday run!
Weekday runs are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and follow a 7-5-7, 6-4-6, 10-5-7 or 9-5-7 pattern.
I'm tempted to try to run the short ones quickly, but otherwise I'm going to give speed training a miss.
If any readers have any comments or suggestions for tweaking this plan, I'd love to hear them!
My next big race is the London to Brighton Ultra in September. The Ultra training started today. I'm going to follow a plan for a 50 mile week. Where possible I will run a few miles more on my runs, but I don't think that in reality I will regularly stick to a 70 mile week plan. There's a 13-hour cut-off time for the L2B race and I'd love to finish it and finish within that limit.
The general plan is long run on Saturday - anything from 14-25 miles with one 31 miler approximately 4 weeks before the race. On all Sundays other than the one after the 31 miler there is a 5 or 10 miler - which I expect will be a shock to the legs after the Saturday run!
Weekday runs are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and follow a 7-5-7, 6-4-6, 10-5-7 or 9-5-7 pattern.
I'm tempted to try to run the short ones quickly, but otherwise I'm going to give speed training a miss.
If any readers have any comments or suggestions for tweaking this plan, I'd love to hear them!
Saturday 11 May 2013
Richmond Park Marathon Final Results
Well, my chip time was 3:59:37 in the end - so comfortably under the 4 hour mark!
There were 3 sub 3 hour times and the winner finished in 2:35.
Having a few more days off now until the ultra training starts proper. I think I'm going to follow a training program for a 100K race on 50 miles per week that I read in "Relentless Forward Progress". I will try to put in more mileage, but I'm not sure that in reality I will be able to fit more in.
I'll put up the program once I have tweaked it to finish on September 22nd, the date of the London to Brighton Ultra.
There were 3 sub 3 hour times and the winner finished in 2:35.
Having a few more days off now until the ultra training starts proper. I think I'm going to follow a training program for a 100K race on 50 miles per week that I read in "Relentless Forward Progress". I will try to put in more mileage, but I'm not sure that in reality I will be able to fit more in.
I'll put up the program once I have tweaked it to finish on September 22nd, the date of the London to Brighton Ultra.
Sunday 5 May 2013
Richmond Park Marathon & New PB!
Just completed the Richmond Park Marathon - my first trail marathon. It is definitely one to do again. The route is pretty stunning. The marshalls and support staff were all excellent and there was good support around the route.
Won't know official time until tomorrow, but my Garmin had 3:59:49. Oddly enough, the clock on the finish line had 3:59:01 as I crossed? Not sure why that should be. It must have taken me about 15-20s to get over the start line, so it should have shown just over 4hrs. Anyway, new PB and sub-4 on a trail on a hot day - I'm pleased with that...especially after my disaster in Brighton 3 weeks ago.
In the end, I ran the race in road shoes - my GT1000s. I took the Trabuccos but the terrain was dry paths and grass so there was no point in using trail shoes. Used with Injinji liners and Thorlo Experias. Great combination, no blisters.
Won't know official time until tomorrow, but my Garmin had 3:59:49. Oddly enough, the clock on the finish line had 3:59:01 as I crossed? Not sure why that should be. It must have taken me about 15-20s to get over the start line, so it should have shown just over 4hrs. Anyway, new PB and sub-4 on a trail on a hot day - I'm pleased with that...especially after my disaster in Brighton 3 weeks ago.
In the end, I ran the race in road shoes - my GT1000s. I took the Trabuccos but the terrain was dry paths and grass so there was no point in using trail shoes. Used with Injinji liners and Thorlo Experias. Great combination, no blisters.
Monday 29 April 2013
Another Race in the Diary
Just entered the Dublin Marathon.
London Marathon 2014 ballot has just opened but I see that the race date is whilst the MdS is still on. Arrgh!
London Marathon 2014 ballot has just opened but I see that the race date is whilst the MdS is still on. Arrgh!
Sunday 28 April 2013
Last Longish Run Before My First Trail Marathon
8.5 miles today in 1:11. 5 of those miles were on sand, which is hard work on the knees and ankles.
The Asics Gel Trabuccos are doing a great job and, for me, they are far better than my Salomon Crossmaxes. The Trabuccos could be the shoes for the London-to-Brighton run and maybe the MdS. I'll update this after the Richmond Park Marathon on Sunday.
Just a couple of short runs this week then the race.
After that, the ultra training starts proper...
The Asics Gel Trabuccos are doing a great job and, for me, they are far better than my Salomon Crossmaxes. The Trabuccos could be the shoes for the London-to-Brighton run and maybe the MdS. I'll update this after the Richmond Park Marathon on Sunday.
Just a couple of short runs this week then the race.
After that, the ultra training starts proper...
First Weigh-in For A While...and the Weight is Still Falling Off
86.6kg today. I'm getting there slowly but steadily.
I was 93kg when I started this blog and 103 kg when I started running in summer 2011.
Need to get down to sub-80kg I think for the MdS.
I was 93kg when I started this blog and 103 kg when I started running in summer 2011.
Need to get down to sub-80kg I think for the MdS.
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