Month - 102k
YTD - 178k
Just a post to add to the tally before I forget
Combo of shorts runs and interval training. Not includng some hill walks and cycling during this period.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Testing the body
Month - 62 k
YTD - 138 k
Well I decided to see where I am at and actually how tough this 96 k Kokoda Challenge event will be in July by entering the Caboolture Dusk till Dawn.
I didn't want to enter a time event such as the 6 or 12 h so I decided to do the 50 k solo. On no training I knew that this was a big test and the goal was to get as far as possible with walk and rest breaks along the way. It was all about how my body will react to this type of distance and how it actually felt when it was fatigued beyond uncharted territory which is about 3 hrs.
Anyway, considering I didn't train and have run one run beyond 20k since August last year I was very pleased that I ran about 25 k without too much pain. I actually clocked about 5.10 - 5.20per km for this phase of the run. Beyond this became a struggle and I opted for a walk run combination with a variety of rest breaks allowing my wife that was counting the laps for me to get a feed and go to the toilet, while I looked after Sam.
Can I class this as an Ultra even though I didn't formally finish the run?
At 11.22pm I had enough my legs were tired I was hungry and I thought this was a good test for the body without getting any injuries. Although I am a little diappointed that I didn't do the whole 50k I still completed 12 k further than I ever have and 3 k further than a marathon. Stopping at 90 laps (45 k) in about 5.22 with a huge amount of rest periods and walking episodes is a slow time but that wasn't what thsi was about and I feel proud that I have achieved this. It is however very daunting that I will have to do double that amount over hilly country however I won't be running 5 min k pace to begin with either which should help things alot.
YTD - 138 k
Well I decided to see where I am at and actually how tough this 96 k Kokoda Challenge event will be in July by entering the Caboolture Dusk till Dawn.
I didn't want to enter a time event such as the 6 or 12 h so I decided to do the 50 k solo. On no training I knew that this was a big test and the goal was to get as far as possible with walk and rest breaks along the way. It was all about how my body will react to this type of distance and how it actually felt when it was fatigued beyond uncharted territory which is about 3 hrs.
Anyway, considering I didn't train and have run one run beyond 20k since August last year I was very pleased that I ran about 25 k without too much pain. I actually clocked about 5.10 - 5.20per km for this phase of the run. Beyond this became a struggle and I opted for a walk run combination with a variety of rest breaks allowing my wife that was counting the laps for me to get a feed and go to the toilet, while I looked after Sam.
Can I class this as an Ultra even though I didn't formally finish the run?
At 11.22pm I had enough my legs were tired I was hungry and I thought this was a good test for the body without getting any injuries. Although I am a little diappointed that I didn't do the whole 50k I still completed 12 k further than I ever have and 3 k further than a marathon. Stopping at 90 laps (45 k) in about 5.22 with a huge amount of rest periods and walking episodes is a slow time but that wasn't what thsi was about and I feel proud that I have achieved this. It is however very daunting that I will have to do double that amount over hilly country however I won't be running 5 min k pace to begin with either which should help things alot.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Weekly Update
Week - 17 k
YTD - 93 k
I had started experiencing some shin soreness just with the slight increase in training I have been doing over the past few weeks. So my training has been slowed a little just to ensure that it doesn't turn into anything serious.
I have a few commitments this year that other people are reliant on so I can't and won't be stupid like in the past few years.
Anyway apart from the occasional run around the block and a cross country session my story of the week was attending BRRC for the bring a friend week. I didn't bring a friend nor did I plan to race the events on offer. I did however run the 10 k event in which I did at a 'safe' pace.
I ran the first lap of 5 k at a solid effort then taming it down for the second lap. About 20.45 for the first 5 k then crossed the line in 43.38, so 10 sec per k slower than my usual 'in form' half marathon pace. The weather was humid which would have slowed me down considerably if I had choosen to race the event.
I will be concentrating on swimming and biking alot more seeing I want to make the start line for the GC Half Ironman this year. I now have extra drive now with some friends of mine completing the Hell of the West Tri on the weekend. One of them made this event their debut with an awesome 4 th placing in their Category. Certainly proud of their achievements and cant want to achieve a massive feat like that myself.
Anyway that's all until next time.......
YTD - 93 k
I had started experiencing some shin soreness just with the slight increase in training I have been doing over the past few weeks. So my training has been slowed a little just to ensure that it doesn't turn into anything serious.
I have a few commitments this year that other people are reliant on so I can't and won't be stupid like in the past few years.
Anyway apart from the occasional run around the block and a cross country session my story of the week was attending BRRC for the bring a friend week. I didn't bring a friend nor did I plan to race the events on offer. I did however run the 10 k event in which I did at a 'safe' pace.
I ran the first lap of 5 k at a solid effort then taming it down for the second lap. About 20.45 for the first 5 k then crossed the line in 43.38, so 10 sec per k slower than my usual 'in form' half marathon pace. The weather was humid which would have slowed me down considerably if I had choosen to race the event.
I will be concentrating on swimming and biking alot more seeing I want to make the start line for the GC Half Ironman this year. I now have extra drive now with some friends of mine completing the Hell of the West Tri on the weekend. One of them made this event their debut with an awesome 4 th placing in their Category. Certainly proud of their achievements and cant want to achieve a massive feat like that myself.
Anyway that's all until next time.......
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