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Piwi - what sort of watch are you using? If you have a Garmin you can just connect RA to your Garmin account and it will sync your runs automatically (you still need to 'save' them in RA but they will be there ready to save).
Watson - nice week and smart to build up the mileage again gradually. In hindsight I should've been a bit more conservative building back up after the marathon.
Flavio - I am generally OK up to about 14-15C and then it starts getting more difficult. It has regularly been 20C+ over the last week even at 6am, definitely affects me but less than I remember it affecting me last summer.
3,000m: 9:07.7 (Nov-21) | 5,000m: 15:39 (Dec-19) | 10,000m: 32:34 (Mar-20)
10km: 33:15 (Sep-19) | HM: 1:09:41 (May-21)* | FM: 2:41:41 (Oct-20)
* Net downhill course
Last race: Runway5 / National 5k Champs, 16:22, National Masters AG Champ!
Up next: Still working on that...
"CONSISTENCY IS KING"
Hi, all,
JMac: Welcome back. Best wishes for a prompt and full recovery
Watson: Good week. Smart on your side to learn from previous experiences (I wish I was like that)
Flavio: Massages, hot creams… Do they help?
Piwi: Nice week, with great variety and meeting another thread member. Deserved rest
Mark: Where in Canada will you be? This season is only good if you come for skiing
James: Speedy recovery for you.
Keen: I usually do my own plans, based in the standard Tempo, Intervals, Long Run, doing 4week cycles. This time I was looking at Daniels, but so many setbacks in last weeks I decided to continue my own thing, at least for now.
Me: Another meh week. This time was a sudden cold that started hitting on Wednesday and I still feel the effects. Apart from below activities, I shovelled for almost 4 hours after a snow storm hit us on Saturday.
I registered for Hampton Half in Hampton Beach, NH on March 4. Goal A is sub 1h30, Goal B is PR (1:28:30). However it’s a tune up race
Weekly Summary Monday, Jan 08, 2018 thru Sunday, Jan 14, 2018
Cobra Commander Keen
Thanks for the training plan feedback so far, keep it coming if possible. Two votes for Daniel's so far, so I may see if I certain pick that book up tomorrow after dropping DD2 off at school.
I managed a pretty decent week last week. I think I'm getting the hang of balancing running with being a father of 3. The treadmill definitely helps.
Weekly SummaryMonday, Jan 08, 2018 thru Sunday, Jan 14, 2018
5k: 17:58 11/22 │ 10k: 37:55 9/21 │ HM: 1:23:22 4/22 │ M: 2:56:05 12/22
Upcoming Races:
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Keen - really nice week. Funny how you get tempted to round up (I did that in June last year to hit 400km for the month!).
Jaime - yeah we are going to Big White, BC. I snowboard and the wife and inlaws ski. Luckily my sister-in-law's partner also snowboards so I'm not the only boarder! Looks like the snow has been pretty good up there so far this year. We were tossing up between Aspen and Big White, I pushed pretty hard for Big White which turned out to be a great call as the snowfall in Colorado has been terrible so far this year.
I've been kind of off the running grid. Feet are a little better. Rib is getting there. I got two runs in this past week. I am running easy this week and starting a 15 week HM plan next week. I've also decided to go back to my inserts. The two issues I'm having (PF and cramping in lower calf) all seem to indicate (from googling) an issue with insufficient arch support. I do have flat feet so I'm putting by orthotics back and see how it goes.
Personal Bests: 5k 19:43 (04/2017), 10k 43.24 (10/2016), Half 1:33:18 (10/2017), Full 3:32:47 (05/2017)2018 Targets: 5k: sub19, 10k: sub41, Half: sub90
Keen - good week.
Jamie - good week
Mark - yeah, it is really easy to overdo intensity and/or volume coming off a layoff or marathon.
Piwi - I presume it is Victoria university? Otherwise it is the Wellington Massey campus?
PRs: 5km 18:43 (Dec 2015), 10km 39:59 (Sep 2020), half 1:26:16 (Sep 2016), full 3:09:28 (Jun 2015)
40+ PRs: 5km 19:31 (Oct 2020), 10km 39:59 (Sep 2020), half 1:29:39 (Jun 2018), full 3:13:55 (Sep 2022)
2023 PRs (hope to beat in 2024): 5km 20:34, 10km 41:37, half 1:32:32, full 3:21:05
2024 PRs: 5km 20:25
JamesD
A boring week back after 10 days sick, but it feels good to be back in a routine. I'm still coughing a good bit, and it was unusually cold for this area (lows 21/-6, highs 40/5), and we even had our once-every-four-years snowfall, so I stuck to our apartment building's treadmill. This gave me a new appreciation for the dedication of those of you who use treadmills regularly. It was easy to stick to a slow pace, though, and I did manage 5 (short, easy) days in a row, which may be the first time I've done that. Looking forward to getting outside again.
Sun - off sick
Mon - off sick
Tues - approx. 4.5 miles treadmill very slowly
Weds - ~4.5 treadmill easy
Thurs - ~4.5 treadmill easy
Fri - ~4.5 treadmill easy
Sat - ~4.5 treadmill slightly less easy
Total - 22.5 miles
Post-1987 PRs: Half 1:30:14 (2019); 10K 39:35 (2019); 5K 19:12 (2017); Mile 5:37.3 (2020)
'24 Goals: consistency, age-graded PRs, half < 1:32
James - get well soon.
My week was good. Added 4km over the last week, knee felt good, apart from a little sore at the end of this mornings run. Also added 1km to Thursdays tempo. This week will be a cut-back, as I'm moving this coming weekend.
Lots of treadmill time this week. My watch has had cadence lock issues on the treadmill, so HR for some runs shows higher than it should be. Wearing my old HRM fixes that, but I do need to get a new one that will connect to the treadmill.
Monday, Jan 15, 2018 thru Sunday, Jan 21, 2018
English Villian
Hey guys,
haven't forgotten you! Just had illness on injury, but coming out of the flu now.
James and kk - I have all been battling illness as well. Makes for a tough running week. But mine is self-inflicted. I'd long been toying with the idea of going keto. I have heard some endurance runners having great success on it and it appeals to me for other reasons. This week has been the "keto flu." It's kind of a blessing in disguise because it has forced me to go very slow on my runs which is helping my PF, getting used to my orthotics again and getting the lower right calf niggle feeling a bit better. It's also putting my actual HM training off for another week or two... but I did a 12 week program for my PR so my planned 16 weeks isn't completely required. I'd like 13-14 minimum. But first I need to get back to 40mpw easy without issue in the next week or two.
Watson - good week!
Again, my week was low because of keto flu. But I am coming out on the other end feeling pretty good. And after 30-60 days I plan on switching to Target Keto which will incorporate large amounts of carbs before workout runs. Also - the high HR is definitely one of the symptoms!
Not an 80%er
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PRs: 1500 4:54.1 2019 - 5K 17:53 2023 - 10K 37:55 2023 - HM 1:21:59 2021
Up next: some 800m race (or time trials)
Tool to generate Strava weekly
James - good to see you are back in action again.
Keen - nice week and good to see you are able to keep the mileage even with an extra little one to look after.
KK - hope you're feeling better soon and can get back in action!!
Me - moderate week which looks bigger due to the time zone change. I had a speed workout the day we flew out where I arbitrarily decided to try and set a 1000m PR and run a sub-5 minute mile. Well, I did a 1000m PR (2:54 - a 10 second improvement!), and then after 2km rest ran exactly 5:00 for the mile! So, I'll give it another shot once I'm back, this time I'll hit the mile when I'm fresh. I get some sort of weird enjoyment running hard track workouts pre-dawn with no-one else around.
Anyway managed 6.4km here at Big White in Canada the day after we arrived. Hard work running on soft-ish snow at altitude with some long hills! I won't be doing big mileage while we are on holiday but will do a bit so as not to lose too much fitness.
M: weights, 5.1km recovery
T: 12.1km easy
W: 16.7km with 2x ramp-up intervals
T: weights
F: 15.1km easy (made harder by very shifty crosswind!)
S: 10.3km track workout w/ 1km PR (2:54) and 1 mile PR (5:00)
S: 6.4km
Total: 65.7km
running metalhead
Enric Martinez, 53, Hilversum, the Netherlands
Hi All,
I'm new to this thread but an old RA user. My best time in a 13 miler until now was 1:30:08 in 2012 :
Official Results Mizuno Halve Marathon, A'Dam 2012 After a few years doing trail ultras and a very frustrating 2017 I decided that I wanted to feel some speed again after DNFing at two races in a row (One because of heat and the second one because I bonked). So that I got my ass back to the roads, got myself a couple of pairs of flats, set up a Pfizinger-based plan and there I go.I am going to run and race a few half marathons this year: - Egmond ( 14 januari ) 1:41:40 (first race of the year, hybrid trace with some trail parts)- Twiskemolenloop ( 4 maart ) - 3Bergenloop Halve ( 10 maart ) (also hybrid with a few hundred meters of climbing)- Leiden Marathon Halve ( 27 mei ) Final AttemptIn between I also run the Rotterdam Marathon with the aim set on 3:30 and a second attempt later in June to beat my PR and a few 10 - 15K in between.I'll post the weekly stats next Monday, for now I have 84 km to run with a 30km run on Saturday.
- Egmond ( 14 januari ) : 1:41:40 (21K)- Vondelparkloop ( 20 januari ) : 0:58.1 (10K but did 13.44!!!)- Twiskemolenloop ( 4 maart ) : 1:35:19 (3th M45!)
- Ekiden Zwolle (10K) ( 25 maart )- Rotterdam Marathon ( 8 april )- Leiden Marathon Halve ( 27 mei )- Marathon Amersfoort ( 10 juni)
Keen and Mark - good weeks.
Enric - welcome.