28 Sep 2006

Running:
10km: 57:00

Another easy and short run. Battery on GPS watch died. Again.

23 Sep 2006

Dublin Half-Marathon - 1:51:00 [Results] [Google Earth KML File]

Start: 0:42
Mile 1: 8:15
Mile 2: 8:50
Mile 3: 8:35
Mile 4: 8:32
Mile 5: 8:21
Mile 6: 8:25
Mile 7: 8:28
Mile 8: 8:43
Mile 9: 8:22
Mile 10: 8:08
Mile 11: 8:17
Mile 12: 8:15
Mile 13: 8:19

Quite a nice race if the long uphill stretches at 6 and 12 miles wouldn't be. Was a bit tough towards the end, but ok. Got a bit sick afterwards.

21 Sep 2006

Running:
10km - 54:00

Moderate speed; last test before Saturday.

18 Sep 2006

Rowing:
2000m - 07:56

Weights: 120 reps @ 40lbs

Felt I had to do something for my upper body for a change...

16 Sep 2006

Running:
32km - 3:04

Second 20 miler with less problems than first one. Left hamstring still not ok. Watch / GPS died!

14 Sep 2006

Running:
14.7km - 1:20

Moderate speed. First run without foot / ankle support. Almost there...

13 Sep 2006

Running:
11.3km - 1:03

Easy run to test out foot which is better than anticipated.

09 Sep 2006

Sprained Ankle

Right foot of little use for a couple of days. Very frustrating...

04 Sep 2006

Running:
11km - 1:04

Good run at moderate speed around the Itzhoe forest area. So much easier to run with a buddy.

03 Sep 2006

Hamburg 10km - 48:06 [Result]

KM 1: 4:49
KM 2: 4:48
KM 3: 4:44
KM 4: 4:43
KM 5: 4:42
KM 6: 4:47
KM 7: 4:48
KM 8: 4:57
KM 9: 4:50
KM 10: 4:44

Very big race with 5,000 runners. Terrible time; just wasn't a good day. GPS didn't work either...

01 Sep 2006

Running:

25 mins warmup
1000m (4:18) ++ 1000m (4:19) ++ 1000m (4:18) ++ 1000m (4:15) ++ 1000m (4:13)
10 mins cooldown

A bit slower than usual but shorter breaks in between.

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.

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.