training
Weekly Review
Not feeling as fresh as last Monday, but I guess that’s to do with another 10% mileage increase and tough cross country race/long training run on the weekend. I may be entering the zone of over training, so it’s good news that this week is a down week in terms of mileage. My body definitely [...]
Last Week: A Quick Review
Nice to be feeling good on a Monday morning — no soreness, not over trained and in a good position to ramp up the miles by another 10% this week. Here’s how last week went: Monday: Easy five miles. 30F and a moderate wind out of the west. Pleasant. Tuesday: Runervals Up, Up & Up [...]
End Of Another Year
Well, 2009 is almost over. It’s been an exciting year with many highlights and just one notable lowlight that came towards the end of July as I [foolishly] attempted 3 x 5k’s in one day. The end result was a second metatarsal stress fracture which meant spending six weeks of the summer in an aircast [...]
Running Tough By Michael Sandrock
The other evening I was searching online for challenging training runs, in the hope of adding a bit of variety to my summer running. One of the workouts I found was called “Royal Air Force Repeats” – a favorite of Steve Jones, who just happens to be one of my all time heroes of running. [...]
Pre-Frederick Marathon Yasso 800s In The Newton Gravity
After yesterday’s failed attempt at the Yasso 800s – a popular pre-marathon test which allegedly will accurately predict your marathon finish time – I was keen to have another go today. Also, with Saturday’s Dismal Swamp Stomp Half Marathon fast approaching, I wanted to keep Thursday and Friday free from any quality runs to leave [...]
End Of Week Update
Nothing too special to report, but here’s a brief update as we head into the weekend. First things first, I decided to get the push ups out of the way. I knew the workout was going to be tough and would need to be fresh to give it a good shot. The double sets of [...]
