Training is going to have to be focused in a number of different areas over the coming months. The primary goal is going to be building a strong and reliable endurance base, and easing the body though an adaptation process to get it accustomed to being ON feet for a long time for lots of consecutive days.
The other thing is going to be pace.
I have a rough pace goal in mind for the 10-in-10 at present, which will - as is the nature of these things - be reassessed depending on the progress I make and the realities of that which my body can actually achieve over the coming months.
Needless to say - I won't be aiming to simply jog-out the 10 marathons. I have higher expectations of myself than that, and there is a part of me that thinks that if I'm going to do this thing, I'm going to do it well.
And I will make sure that I justify my place on the team by aiming as high as I can!
To that end, I'm going to need my Run All Day Every Day pace to be a little quicker than it is now.
Yesterday 'life' kinda got in the way of training. Lack of time, driving and tiredness constraints meant that I didn't get to do the run I had planned yesterday - 10 miles at 7:30's - and instead did a very nice 5 miles at 9:30's with Lorna.
I love running with her. It's often in silence, or just the occasional word, but the thing about it is that it is a time when we are completely together! There are no external distractions, and really is a time when we are in a time/space bubble, and we are simply "us".
Fabulous!!
I contemplated doing two hard sessions today - one really early and one later - but knocked that on the head with Lorna coming home at lunchtime, and the possibility of a run with her.
As it turned out she didn't have time at lunchtime.
That gave me an opportunity to get out and do a quicker one on my own.
The question was - WHAT..?
The 10 miles at 7:30's from yesterday
or 6 miles at Tempo pace (7's ish)
What I ended up with was a sort of hybrid run - a mixture of the pace I'd planned for yesterday with my Tempo Pace.
As I couldn't really decide what to run at, I decided that IF I hit 7:10 or less that would be fine - and if not - that would be fine too!
What I ACTUALLY tried to do was to run really relaxed at a pace that was easily sustainable at an effort that was easily sustainable.... and this run is what resulted.
It was good to give the legs a decent stretch - I'm glad I didn't push it out for any more distance with JW on Saturday.
But everything was working well. Pleased with this run!
6.64 miles
35:21
7:09 min/mile average
Splits 7.20 - 7.08 - 7.05 - 7.20 - 7.02 - 7.03 - 7.07
AND I had plenty left for a run with Lorna when she got back from work - Perfect.
Come the evening we went out for a short one. Lorna's legs had less bounce than they have had for the last couple of runs, and we had a time-constraint at home.
Every run has a purpose. This one was a recovery pace for me, and an opportunity to concentrate on maintaining good running form.
3.5 miles
35:21
10:06 min/mile
Splits: 9.58 - 9.46 - 10.47 - 9.43
Tomorrow I think that a Rest Day would be prudent.
We are participating in the JW Ultra - a 30 mile run from Straford-upon-Avon to Bournville - as a long run on Saturday.
So eating and resting are the order of the day!
The sponsorship trail also starts tomorrow.
I think that is going to be just as difficult as the training. The work that Brathay do is particularly close to my heart, and I want to ensure that we do as well for them in this venture as is humanly possible.
I'll explain why in due course!
The other thing is going to be pace.
I have a rough pace goal in mind for the 10-in-10 at present, which will - as is the nature of these things - be reassessed depending on the progress I make and the realities of that which my body can actually achieve over the coming months.
Needless to say - I won't be aiming to simply jog-out the 10 marathons. I have higher expectations of myself than that, and there is a part of me that thinks that if I'm going to do this thing, I'm going to do it well.
And I will make sure that I justify my place on the team by aiming as high as I can!
To that end, I'm going to need my Run All Day Every Day pace to be a little quicker than it is now.
Yesterday 'life' kinda got in the way of training. Lack of time, driving and tiredness constraints meant that I didn't get to do the run I had planned yesterday - 10 miles at 7:30's - and instead did a very nice 5 miles at 9:30's with Lorna.
I love running with her. It's often in silence, or just the occasional word, but the thing about it is that it is a time when we are completely together! There are no external distractions, and really is a time when we are in a time/space bubble, and we are simply "us".
Fabulous!!
I contemplated doing two hard sessions today - one really early and one later - but knocked that on the head with Lorna coming home at lunchtime, and the possibility of a run with her.
As it turned out she didn't have time at lunchtime.
That gave me an opportunity to get out and do a quicker one on my own.
The question was - WHAT..?
The 10 miles at 7:30's from yesterday
or 6 miles at Tempo pace (7's ish)
What I ended up with was a sort of hybrid run - a mixture of the pace I'd planned for yesterday with my Tempo Pace.
As I couldn't really decide what to run at, I decided that IF I hit 7:10 or less that would be fine - and if not - that would be fine too!
What I ACTUALLY tried to do was to run really relaxed at a pace that was easily sustainable at an effort that was easily sustainable.... and this run is what resulted.
It was good to give the legs a decent stretch - I'm glad I didn't push it out for any more distance with JW on Saturday.
But everything was working well. Pleased with this run!
6.64 miles
35:21
7:09 min/mile average
Splits 7.20 - 7.08 - 7.05 - 7.20 - 7.02 - 7.03 - 7.07
AND I had plenty left for a run with Lorna when she got back from work - Perfect.
Come the evening we went out for a short one. Lorna's legs had less bounce than they have had for the last couple of runs, and we had a time-constraint at home.
Every run has a purpose. This one was a recovery pace for me, and an opportunity to concentrate on maintaining good running form.
3.5 miles
35:21
10:06 min/mile
Splits: 9.58 - 9.46 - 10.47 - 9.43
Tomorrow I think that a Rest Day would be prudent.
We are participating in the JW Ultra - a 30 mile run from Straford-upon-Avon to Bournville - as a long run on Saturday.
So eating and resting are the order of the day!
The sponsorship trail also starts tomorrow.
I think that is going to be just as difficult as the training. The work that Brathay do is particularly close to my heart, and I want to ensure that we do as well for them in this venture as is humanly possible.
I'll explain why in due course!
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