Sunday, May 03, 2009

Like falling off a bike

Back to training - just like falling off a bike -you never forget

Had hoped to run every day but a busy return to work schedule blew that away
Still 89k@ 4:24

Mon 11.1k@4:26- recovery
Tues 16k@ 4:19 - MP after the first 2k
Wed 9.5k@4:30
Fri 17k@4:15 - overall MP, although middle 6k stretch at 4:00s
Sun 35k@4:30s - Ran with Rob around the river, felt pretty good throughout other than sore quads, which has been a feature of the entire week. Was surprised at how spritely I felt in the final 2k after Rob & I parted ways

I'm looking at developing the Tues and Friday sessions to 20k+ at MP on a regular basis to make me feel more comfortable at that pace, with 35k+ sunday runs and filling the rest of the week with easier runs. This means intervals will go until after Perth Mara, but thats OK.

Garmin died this morning, apparent battery problems although I'm going to get a mains USB charger and see if that can kickstart things - apparently charging thru the USB port on the computer is a lower voltage and may not be enough to charge a completely empty battery. Otherwise it's a decision between another 305, a 205 or wait for the 310xt

3 comments:

Sling Runner said...

Impressive pace u got there...total week's average 10secs slower than MP.

I think 310 is still a couple of months away from release. 405cx will be out in june (amazon.com), no info on 310 yet.

305 is cheap right now, selling for US$150-170. Good for time being and as a reserve.

trailblazer777 said...

a week full of 4.30's or better action again, going well! all the best with resolving the garmin issues

homo said...

Very nice comeback.

Not sure whether dropping the interval session completely is such a good idea, though. Make sure you include some strides to keep that turnover crisp.