easy run
by pb on October 7th, 2008
Run 8: 7km in 45′24″ (6′31″ pace) @ HR 133. Just keeping the legs nice and loose and ready for tomorrow’s long run.
Sent out quite a lot of C.V.’s today. Looks like the job market is finally picking up again after the summer break. One company (a travel agency) already got back to me; I’ve got an interview with them tomorrow morning. The job ad wasn’t really clear, but it has something to do with being responsable for internet sales. Which sounds like a cool thing to do.
double
by pb on October 6th, 2008
Morning.
Run 6: 8km in 46′32″ (5′49″ pace) @ HR 143. Got that little breakthrough I was hoping for; no doubt a result of yesteday’s inactivity.
Afternoon.
Run 7: 8km in 46′56″ (5′52″ pace) @ HR 147. Same course as this morning and pretty pleased to see that there’s hardly a difference in pace. The higher HR is an indication of fatigue but I didn’t feel it! My legs felt great from the start and all the way through. I felt like running longer - the endorphins had kicked in - but decided not to push it. All in all, 16km of solid AeT training on the day, I’ll take it!
rained out
by pb on October 5th, 2008
No run today. It really did not stop raining for a minute!
Double runs tomorrow to get back on track…
playgrounds
by pb on October 4th, 2008
Run 5: 7km in 41′39″ (5′57″ pace) @ HR 147. Because of a busy shopping schedule (mainly looking for a small sink to put in our black toilet) I did this run just before midday, thus not getting the extra recovery I wanted. My legs felt fine however, but that didn’t reflect in my pace, which is still more or less the same.
Running in the parc of Aalst is a welcome change to the pavement of my town, but the 1,8km loop is still nothing compared to running in the Sonian Forest - my old playground - where you can run for hours without coming across another living soul. Taking the car and driving for half an hour just to get there, for a mere 45 minute run is rather ridiculous and not very eco-friendly, but I do hope to get a couple of my longer runs done in there in the next couple of months. I do miss it…
pace and recovery
by pb on October 3rd, 2008
Run 4: 8km in 47′45″ (5′58″ pace) @ HR 146. Tool’s Right in Two got me going on this early morning run - something my body isn’t used to anymore. My legs felt heavy in the beginning, but that was expected after yesterday’s longer run. They came through however after about 3km, right about at the same time I stopped feeling the freezing cold.
This 30 runs in 30 days stuff is definitely a game of pace and recovery.
Running at or below AeT is a key factor for me here for four reasons:
- it will help me build my pure endurance base.
- it will teach my body to burn fats for fuel instead of carbohydrates.
- it will teach my body to run faster at the same effort, that is, at the same heart rate.
- the body doesn’t need much recovery time because of the low intensity level.
long run
by pb on October 2nd, 2008
Run 3: 11km in 1h05′46″ (5′58″ pace) @ HR 148, heaps better than yesterday! I was initially going for another 8km run, but as I’m not yet very familiar with the local trails, I aimed for the wrong town and had to do an extra, hilly loop to get to the intended turnaround point. No big deal, I was having fun out there, despite the wind and the short downpour. Summer (this year: 3 weeks of mild sunny weather in September) is clearly over.
On another note, I have a cold sore and can’t kiss my girlfriend for at least a week. Damn!
Anyway… back to painting!
switching off
by pb on October 1st, 2008
Run 2: 8km in 47′37″ (5′57″ pace) @ HR 153, a run I’m glad I did but will try to forget as soon as possible. My HR was high from the beginning and I never found a decent rhythm that allowed me to hold a steady HR, so after 15 minutes I had enough and switched off, running the remaining half hour on PE, enjoying the tunes on my iPod and letting my mind wander all over the place. The only time I looked at my watch was to push the stop button at the end of the run.
Next!
30 runs in 30 days
by pb on September 30th, 2008
Still painting, but both big rooms (kitchen and living room) are done! Finishing the smaller rooms will not be as time comsuming, so I again have time to train - only a couple of very short runs the last two weeks - and update my blog.
I’ve decided to take on Dr. J’s run challenge to help jumpstart the slow road back to fitness: 30 runs in 30 days, an idea that originated with Scott Molina. The idea seems simple; in reality, few people can actually accomplish the goal. The way it was originally described is nothing less than 45 minutes constituted a run and it had to be a continuous effort…no running part of it in the morning and part of it later.
Run 1: 8km in 47′56″ (6′00″ pace) @ HR 148, a bit high for the pace, but not unexpected after two weeks of very little running.
paint job
by pb on September 14th, 2008
I’ve got a recovery week coming up and a lot of painting planned around the house, so it’s going to be quiet around here for a couple of days…