Week Review - 23rd Jan 2012

Monday

Rest Day

Tuesday

Time: 5.30pm

Pace/Type: Easy

Course: Home. Road.
Shoes: Invo-8 Road-X 255
Clothes: SL top under wind jacket. Shorts.
Distance: 4.23 miles
Time: 46:11
Comments: Went well, starting to develop 2 gears and running styles. 1 is more a light and easy trail type style. The other is a faster road style. Some soreness to deal with afterwards.

Wednesday

Time: Midday
Weather: Overcast. 10c.

Pace/Type: Tempo

Course: Home. Road.
Shoes: Invo-8 Road-X 255
Clothes: SL top under wind jacket. Shorts. 
Distance: 4.69 miles
Time: 46:42
Comments: Recovered quicker than I expected from Tues soreness. Better run. The full 20 mins at race pace was tough but good. The two running styles coming on well.

Thursday

Rest Day

Friday

Time: 5pm
Weather: Rain. 5c.

Pace/Type: Speed

Course: Home. Road.
Shoes: Invo-8 Road-X 255
Clothes: Thin puma sl training top, nike wicking sl top, adidas wind jacket. Shorts.
Distance: 5.01 miles
Time: 48:05
Comments: Went well. Only running on an empty stomach is working well. There is more stored energy in the muscles that I think there is, if I've fuelled correctly in the days leading up to the run. Speed is coming on well.

Saturday

Rest Day 

Sunday

Time: 9:30am

Weather: Cloudy. 1c.

Pace/Type: Long Slow Run
Course: Home. Road.
Shoes: Invo-8 Road-X 255
Clothes: Wind Jacket, LS zip neck top, SL top, tights
Distance: 8.11 miles
Time: 1:28:24

Comments: Better than last week. Had a banana, some dates and a coffee about 40 mins before hand which worked well. Got hungry on the way back. Time to test out some gels maybe.

Total Mileage: 22.05 miles

Week Review - 22nd Jan 2012

Monday

Rest Day

Tuesday

Time: 7pm

Pace/Type: Easy

Course: Home. Road.
Shoes: Invo-8 Road-X 255
Clothes: SL top under wind jacket. Shorts.
Distance: 3.94 miles
Time: 47:30 mins
Comments: Didn't go all that well. There is still work to do on my form.

Wednesday

Time: 5:30pm

Pace/Type: Tempo

Course: Home. Road.
Shoes: Invo-8 Road-X 255
Clothes: Long sleeve zip neck top, with light training top underneath. Shorts. 
Distance: 3.25 miles
Time: 34:09 mins
Comments: I was sore after this, but glad I did it.

Thursday

Rest Day

Friday

Time: 5pm

Pace/Type: Easy/Speed

Course: Home. Road.
Shoes: Invo-8 Road-X 255
Clothes: Thin puma sl training top, under adidas wind jacket. Shorts. 
Distance: 3 miles
Time: 34:25 mins
Comments: Although it didn't contain all speed work, I seemed to be able to find a more efficient form that I've been after.

Saturday

Rest Day 

Sunday

Time: 8:31am

Weather: Sunny Spells. 10c.

Pace/Type: Long Slow Run
Course: Home. Road.
Shoes: Invo-8 Road-X 255
Clothes: Wind Jacket, 2x SL top, shorts
Distance: 8.17 miles
Time: 1:28:24

Comments: Today taught me that even if I feel out of gas, there is always more in the tank than I think there is.

Total Mileage: 18.38 miles