42 days to go
Although I had a great run today it was the first one in too long. The weather in the last two weekends has been pretty average so I haven’t been out. I have to really step up the training from here on in.
Yesterday I ran my local 11 km loop, but it was pretty slow. If i want to hit my 3:50 time then I need to be averaging 4min 45 secs. My pace yesterday was just over 5min per km. I can probably blame some of that on traffic lights but still a long way short of my target time.
So today I did my long run and it felt good. I did feel the change over in my body as my physical energy level started to fade. I think that was at around the 20km mark. After that it was a real struggle, not the least because the last 4km are all uphill.
It told me that I need to eat more before a run and carry the carb gels with me to get me home. Thankfully this afternoon we feasted on curries and carbs. Yum. Tomorrow have a day off so I have another run planned for the morning.
Distance: 25km
Time: 2hrs 23min
Course: Home to the city ‘to Centenial Park and around the 5km lap and then back home.
Target Heart rate: 165-175bpm
Average heart rate: #bpm
Weekly total Km’s: 36km
Next Sunday is the City to Surf so that is the run I am going for this week. I think my last years time was around 68 minutes. Maybe I can beat that this year.
Sunday, August 1st, 2004
