Training day 89 & 90 - 5k and 8 mile run

Day 89 was a 5K run it was supposed to be 5 miles but i had a busy day and only had time to get to the ym not outside so i thought i would do 5 miles on the running machine. Thing was i decided to do it fast. A bit too fast and completely burned myself out so only 5k was covered


Day 90 was today and it was an 8 miler which went pretty well. I kept to a nice steady pace that felt comfortable and came in at 72 mins (this run has a 1:13 gradient hill in it) so i thought that was pretty good although i would have liked to have gone a little quicker. I was beginning to feel my hip flexor at the end so thats a worry with a 15 miler to come tomorrow. I will alter my route a little so im not putting as much pressure on it do its fingers crossed time

Training day 88 - threshold runs

Today was threshold runs. 5 x 3 mins at threshold pace with 60secs jogged recovery between efforts. I didnt make rhe same mistake i made last time i did these which was just to run as fast as i could and ended up only doing 1 min cause i was knackered. This time i ran at a sensibly quick pace that i could sustain for the 3 mins. It was a good workout and i was pretty tired at the end. Still no real pain from the hip flexor but i was in the gym after the run and could feel a twinge but i thing that was just from the strain so hopefully it will be ok tomorrow

I am hoping that when i do the 15 miles again on saturday (big night out on saturday so sunday is a defo rest day!) that actually not being completely exhausted from early shift will mean that i am able to handle the 15 miles without any drama or injuries!!

Training day 87 - 10K

After the 5 day layoff i have been particularly inspired the last 2 days. Yesterday was a fast 2.7miles and today i went out to do a fast 10k. I set muself a time of beating 51 mins and came up just short finishing in 51.30 which was still pretty good. I really pushed it over the first 5 miles and had burst myself over the last mile. What i did manage was to burst the 50 min barrier for the 6 miles which over this hilly 10k i was really pleased with. I am now only 1min 30secs away from breakin 50 mins for this 10k. Hopefully i am now on course again. The hipflexor is ok. A little tender but ok

Training day 86 - 2.5 miles

I had to take a 5 day layoff this week because my right hip flexor really was sore. I had hoped to go out yesterday but i thought i wise that i give it an extra day. Today i was gonna go for a 5 mile run but i decided just to go once round my small route and do it quickly. I managed that and covered the last me or so at almost a sustained run. Felt pretty good at the end too. Not too much discomfort from the hip flexor either. Tomorrow i will try to go for a 10k. What the lay off does mean is that im repeating week 5 of my schedule so i have fallen behind where i want to be but hopefully no more injuries!!

Training day 85 - 15 miles

Out for a 15 mile run and it was a sore one. Up to 10 miles i was feelin pretty good but after 11 it was a struggle and i really had to grind out the last 4 miles. I am going to put it down to the 2 runs on the treadmill. Another down side is that i am injured again. My right hip flexor has been really sore since so i have now stayed off it for 2 days. Hopefully i will be able to get out tomorrow. If it runs into a 4 th day i will repeat week 5 of my schedule

Training day 84 - 10K

Weather was pretty bad again yesterday so the decision was made to run on the running machine. Again i decided to crank up the pace due to this and completed the run in 46mins 53secs which i was pretty please with even if it was a treadmill. I have been suffering today though. Really. Running on treadmills is just not good for you. Legs, ankles etc all stiff and sore.

On a slightly different note i have been earing like a horse lately. All good stuff no rubbish and mOstly little and often. I have had some chocolate and a muffin today but you cant be good all the time. Have benefited from a wee rest today as i hve been really tired and im up for the challenge of 15 miles tomorrow weather permitting

Training Day 83 - 8 miles

Remember i said i was struggling with motivation just now. Well good grief it was hard going today. My legs were like lead weights and a a good couple of times i felt like stopping. There also seems to be a wee glitch wth my Nike app. Last time i did this run it said it was 7.25 mes. Today it was just a shade over 8 miles. I knew it was 8 miles. It must not have picked up the gps signal straight away. That has happened once before

Anyway. As i was saying my legs were like lead and i was actually beaten by the huge hill back toward my house. First time ever ive been beaten. I was keeping quite a good pace prior to that too. Lets hope things pick up tomorrow as its the same run im doing and then i get a rest day on sunday which i think im badly in need of to be honest