Alice's Adventures in Running Land
  • Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Contact

The Week of Filling Time

10/29/2017

0 Comments

 
'Filing time' feels like a slightly negative way to describe life. However, what I mean is I feel I have reached a point where I have kind of slotted into a routine of what I am doing running/exercise wise before January hits and training for the London Marathon thus starts. I do have a couple of 10k events planned for November - a trail race, which will be a different form of challenge to try, and a race with my friend who is back from Australia for the first time in two years, which will be a special event. I know what I am doing at the moment is good for my body though, so I just need to keep disciplined, in a slightly different sense! 

MONDAY: Body Pump class

TUESDAY: 6 mild but noticeably dark miles. I was not even out running that late, but the sun had already long set and it felt a bit unnatural trying to run on some streets where lighting was poor. I found myself lifting my legs almost comically too high to prevent any trips. I can probably handle the impending cold of winter, but I hate the darkness. 

WEDNESDAY: 5.5 slightly quicker miles before Body Pump. I find I can push myself at the moment to run around 8 min/mile pace with it feeling harder than a steady run, but without it being a 'knackering' challenge to keep pace. This is pleasing for me, and one day I would like this to be my 'go to' easy pace - I can dream! Body Pump was tougher afterwards as my body felt slightly tired after upping the weights I used in Monday's class.

THURSDAY: my current routine of going to a Body Attack class on a Thursday was thrown this week with the class being cancelled. I am conscious of keeping my mileage in check at the moment in an attempt not to stress my legs too much before marathon training starts again, so I did not really want to run. I opted to just go the gym - something I have not done in absolutely ages. I instantly could tell why - it was rather depressing! No one else seemed to want to actually be there, so I quickly thrashed out 40 minutes of interval based cardio - boring!
Picture
FRIDAY: Rest Day

​SATURDAY: a cold parkrun. Shivering on the start in my loosely Halloween themed orange running vest (see image) I went out fast, simultaneously gulping in the cold air and trying to warm my body up. My first lap and mile was very fast, 6.40 min/mile pace; I knew I could not keep that up, but I hoped I would not fade too much. I managed to hold the two further miles at just over 7 min/mile pace and finished in 21:07 overall. This is further two seconds quicker than my time last week, and although it felt harder than the previous Saturday, I cannot complain with continual progress. I now would really love to run sub 21 minutes again before the end of the year...


SUNDAY: with the clocks going back an hour, my planned early morning run with my friend did not actually seem that early. It was a fresh feeling morning, however for some reason my legs did not feel quite as fresh as the conditions. I totally ignored my watch for the vast majority of the run though, it was hidden under a long sleeve for a start, but actually I was not really bothered by it, and when I run with my friend we tend to naturally slot to a pace anyway. I finished on 11.5 miles with an average pace of 8.38 min/mile - which I feel is a good region to be in without too much concision effort. Now with the clocks going back the dark evenings will truly land - I had better quickly get used to it!
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Alice's Adventures In Running Land

    Read about my adventures in running land...


    January 2021
    December 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014

    Categories

    All
    2015
    2016
    2017
    2018
    2019
    2020
    2021
    Ashby 20 2019
    Bassingham Bash 2015
    Bassingham Bash 2016
    Bassingham Bash 2017
    Bassingham Bash 2020
    Berlin Marathon 2016
    Berlin Marathon 2017
    Boston Marathon 2017
    Brighton 10k 2015
    Brighton Marathon 2019
    Cambridge Half Marathon 2018
    Cambridge Half Marathon 2019
    Cambridge Half Marathon 2020
    Chicago Marathon 2019
    Clumber Park Half Marathon
    Doncaster 10k 2017
    Doncaster 10k 2018
    Doncaster 10k 2019
    Finsbury Park 10k 2015
    General Running
    Great Newham Run 10k 2016
    Great North Run 2015
    Harewood House Half Marathon 2017
    Hedgehog Half Marathon 2018
    I Am Team GB
    Leicestershire Half Marathon 2018
    Leicestershire Half Marathon 2019
    Lincoln 10k 2015
    Lincoln 10k 2016
    Lincoln 10k 2017
    Lincoln 10k 2018
    Lincoln 10k 2019
    Lincoln Colour Dash 2015
    Lincoln Half Marathon 2016
    Lincoln Half Marathon 2017
    Liverpool Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon 2015
    Liverpool Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon 2016
    Liverpool Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon 2017
    Liverpool Rock 'n' Roll Marathon 2018
    London Marathon 2015
    London Marathon 2016
    London Marathon 2017
    London Marathon 2018
    London Marathon 2020
    Manchester Marathon 2016
    Milton Keynes 20 Mile Race 2018
    Newark Half Marathon 2017
    Newark Half Marathon 2018
    Newark Half Marathon 2019
    Newton's Fraction Half Marathon 2019
    Normanby 10k 2020
    North Lincolnshire Half Marathon 2018
    North Lincolnshire Half Marathon 2019
    Nottingham 10k 2016
    Oxford Half Marathon 2015
    Parkrun
    Park Run
    Robin Hood Trail 10k
    Round Sheffield Run 2016
    Round Sheffield Run 2017
    Round Sheffield Run 2018
    Round Sheffield Run 2019
    Royal Parks Half 2016
    Santa Run 2014
    Santa Run 2015
    Santa Run 2018
    Santa Run 2019
    Sleaford 10k 2019
    Stamford 30k
    Sydney Marathon 2018
    The 401 Challenge
    The Royal Parks Half Marathon 2016
    Thoresby Half Marathon
    Winter Run 10k Liverpool
    Woodhall Spa 10k 2018
    Woodhall Spa 10k 2019
    X Runner 2015

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
Photo used under Creative Commons from marksteelenz