30 Aug 2006

Running:
10.2km - 60:00

Easy recovery run in the rain.

28 Aug 2006

Running:
32km - 3:02

First 20 miler in 4 hour Marathon speed. Everything ok, apart from the left hamstring.

27 Aug 2006

Running:
11.2km - 1:06

This was supposed to be a 20 mile run, but I got blurred vision after an hour and had to stop. I'll have another go tomorrow and declare this one as an easy recovery run...

25 Aug 2006

Killyleagh 5 Miles - 37:18 [Results] [Google Earth KML File]

Mile 1: 7:32
Mile 2: 7:30
Mile 3: 7:41
Mile 4: 7:15
Mile 5: 7:19

Last minute decision to run this one. Quite a tough course. Undulating all the way. Missed PB by 1 second!

24 Aug 2006

Running:
10 mins warmup
1600m (7:00) +**+ 1600m (6:57) +**+ 1600m (6:58)
15 mins cooldown

That was pretty tough. HR a bit high afterwards.

22 Aug 2006

Runninig:
10.2km - 59mins

Easy recovery run.

20 Aug 2006

Running:
27.8km - 2:38

Perfect conditions. 2/3 of the marathon in 4 hour pace. So far so good, apart from bleeding nipples ;-)

17 Aug 2006

Running:
15 mins warmup
1000m (4:10) ++ 1000m (4:11) ++ 1000m (4:08)
35 mins cooldown

Quite comfortable. Seems better with shorter warmup and longer cooldown.

15 Aug 2006

Running:
16km - 1:28

Easy run, very wet. GPS went ballistic and started counted backwards...

13 Aug 2006

Running:
22.0 km - 2:01

First 15km easy, bit of a struggle towards the end when hamstring started playing up again.

First of six +20km runs before the Marathon.

10 Aug 2006

Running:
11.3km - 1:01:30

Partly undulating. Moderate speed. Breathing still a bit funny, but better than it was.

07 Aug 2006

Running:
10km - 60:00

Early morning jog in the Algarve. Very hot, very dry and very hilly...

05 Aug 2006

Running:
11.0km - 60:00 (tread mill)

A bit faster, still no problems. I hate gyms...

03 Aug 2006

Running:
10.8km - 60:00 (tread mill)

A bit faster, still no problems.

01 Aug 2006

Running:
10.7km - 60:00 (tread mill)

A bit faster, still no problems.