I’ve taken a week for “rest” after running steadily since February and four races in September.
I’ve done some short runs. But mainly, I’ve spent the last few days testing some strength workouts and working on changes to my form. (In particular, trying to ensure my glutes are engaged and my hips beneath me.)
Fitness test tomorrow and then a speed block to get ready for a shift to skate skiing!
Six weeks ago I finished my couch-to-10k training, and ran my first 10k after a gap of 3.5 years. It went well, but the fatigue lasted for two weeks. Afterwards, I fell sick and couldn't start running for two more weeks. Finally last week, I started training again, for a faster 10k. And I realised that running couple of times a week actually makes me feel more rested and full of energy, as compared to a more sedentary life.
Dealing with shin splints for the first time in my life. This time last year I ran a sub-4-hour marathon and my overall volume has been way down since then so I’m really struggling to find a balance between enough running to keep me happy and satisfied without exacerbating the injury. It’s frustrating to see myself struggling with efforts that were once my easy days.
I have 33 weeks until a 50k trail run, so hopefully that’s plenty of time to heal up and get back to a good training volume.
Its a pain in the ass, but you will get through it! Just started running again after 3 months of on and off running and even 7 weeks of fully stopping. Trying to Balance my running now with more biking and strength Training.
Pretty well. I’ve been increasing distance and time after some tendonitis and everything seems to be going ok.
I’m not very interested in racing much more than myself so atm I’m working on getting up to 10 km’s. Yesterday I did my longest in both time and distance with 1:20 9 km. Not prize winning but significant for me, that’s on hilly sandy trails as well so I feel I’m probably pretty close to my goal.
Still having difficulty building up speed but I’m happy with my progress and don’t want to push too hard all at once and end up on time out again.
Just started the other day, and my legs hurt 🫠 my right knee has been acting up so I’m not sure what the best stretches are to warm it up. It mostly twinges when I stand up after squatting or bending over so that’s neat. Happy 36th birthday to me 😅
*Kiptum crossed the finish line at the Chicago Marathon with an unofficial time of 2 hours and 35 seconds. If confirmed, Kiptum will have beaten two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge’s record, set at the 2022 Berlin Marathon, by 34 seconds. *
Everything points towards it imo. Kiptum is only 23 and it wasnt planned as a sub 2 run with good pacers and all. And it didnt seem like a crazy fluke either.
If it weren’t for the Olympic games in Paris I might have said that it would be likely to even happen next year. But with them being in July/August there might not be the right timing for a good attempt.
I’ve been a little under the weather, so had a three day break instead of a two day break in between runs. Ran my fastest 5km in a few years as a result. Still a minute or so off my pre-covid record but felt pretty good during the run. Slight tightness in my right calf though towards the end. Time to get the roller out.
Had 3 PRs this week:
1 - Longest run: 12 km
2 - Sub 50 minutes 10k (previous record was 51 minutes)
3 - 4:19/km average pace for 5km (previous average pace was 4:25/km)
As for “failures,” tried a 2×7×100m interval session but could only complete 1 set.
It is technically more than a week ago, but I finally managed to break the 2-hour barrier on the half marathon with a 1:56:00. I’m not sure whether it was entirely healthy though, with an average HR of 180 bpm. I don’t think I’ve ever felt as broken as those last 6km. It was a very hilly course (total ascent of 133m), which I’m not at all used to since the Netherlands is usually flat. But I did it, which feels great :)
Great job breaking the 2h barrier, I’m hoping to do that this spring.
133m total ascent over a HM stretch wouldn’t be considered hilly though, would it? I have a 6k route that i can only describe as pretty flat (not Netherlands flat, but still), and it has 40m of total ascent.
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