Training last week went well and with Spring officially here, let’s hope the good weather continues. Keys points from the week are as follows:
- Tuesday – Just 2 hours of cricket nets in the evening! Rib area a little sore from bowling although better than the first net of the year in previous seasons. The running must be helping my general fitness.
- Wednesday – 45 minutes on the treadmill. 7.8km @ 10.4km per hour. Average BPM 166.
- Friday – 73 minutes off-road, hilly, fartlek running. 12km @ 9.86km per hour. Average BPM 168.
- Sunday – 183 minutes easy pace. 26.75km (16.72 miles) @ 8.77km per hour. Average BPM 163.
The long run was more comfortable than last week. However, I had to stop the watch for a few minutes as I took a slightly different route on the way back, along a footpath that was no longer maintained/accessible. So I had to backtrack!
Stopping at the end of 3 hours running is still not pleasant as the calfs and hamstrings start to scream in agony until I gets some fuel in the body (courtesy of Lucozade Recovery). A solid food strategy the day before should help prevent this. I’ll have to eat more pasta on Saturdays and leave the 2 cans of beer till Sunday evenings!
As expected, the pace is getting better and / or the heart rate is coming down. All good signs for the marathon.
Schedule for this week is as follows:
- Tuesday – Cricket Nets for 2 hours.
- Wednesday – 50 minutes steady .
- Thursday (morning) – 2 x 15 minutes hard .
- Thursday (evening) – 45 minutes steady.
- Friday – 25 minutes easy (+ visit to Chiropractor in evening)
- Saturday – Cycle further along the route for Sunday, so I don’t get lost/stuck!
- Sunday – 200 minutes easy pace.
A hectic week!
Have a great one.
Ben
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