A quick recap of the week: Monday: 10k recovery run of reasonable pace. Tuesday: Speed work. Yuk. Has to be done. Over 14k of laps, around and around and around the pitches… Wednesday: Another recovery run of just over 10k. Thursday: Tempo run of just over 13k, below the target pace of 5:35. Friday: Recovery … More Checking in
… but perhaps still stumbling around somewhere in the shrubbery. I might need to explain. Getting back from the week’s holidays and missing a few runs, not to mention the over-indulgence in food and drink, was always going to require a poke in the arse with a sharp stick for some much-needed motivation. As it … More Not out of the woods yet…
A WEEK IN WHICH WE MAKE TRACKS, FIND NEW TRACKS, AND THEN TRY AND GET BACK ON TRACK…OKAY, MAYBE THAT’S ENOUGH TRACKS FOR NOW… ISN’T IT IRONIC? NO. The problem with a week’s holidays is that it just isn’t enough. We split the week in two: a couple of days in Waterford, and a couple … More One week is not enough
IN WHICH A TEMPO RUN TURNS INTO A RUN-LIKE-HELL RUN, WE DISCUSS THE FASCINATING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MILES AND KILOMETRES*, AND HOLLY SAYS… WELL, WHAT SHE ALWAYS SAYS… When you’re in a six-days a week programme, life becomes a bit of a blur. If you’re not checking the weather to see when’s good to run, you’re … More Week Four
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