Updates and photos from my regular running routes with occasional observations about training - although these days, PBs are a distant memory! I also like to talk about the benefits yoga has for injury avoidance, strength and stamina.
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I love the views around here. And I also love having to earn them. Lots of climbing on today’s run. Started with the usual pull up past La Finca en route to Sotogrande International School. Then a right turn towards Castellar. Heading in that direction the ascent continues, but
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Today was terrible. It was supposed to be speed intervals but before I even slipped the trainers on, I knew that wasn’t happening. As lovely and relaxed as last Sunday’s half, this was awful. Tired legs, tired everything. I’ve not run since Tuesday and there’s been
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Back in London for a couple of days and the sunshine came with me. 😎 I wanted to hit the mid point in the easy running target pace range (8:38 - 9:38) today, so fairly pleased with that. Not great sleep for the last two nights (late home after
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April half marathon ✅ I had no inclination to run this morning. Nor yesterday. I’ve just felt really tired. Sleepy tired. not wanting to get out of bed tired. But by this afternoon, I was starting to get a little stir crazy. The weather was perfect for a run and
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Another progression run this morning (and another failed attempt to hit the target pace of 6:38 - 6:58. In fact, today was slower than Sunday’s effort. Greg, my virtual Garmin coach, will not be pleased 🙃 and I’m sure his confidence score has dropped. I am definitely
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Feeling surprisingly low on energy today. Not sure if it’s psychological, but running felt harder than it should have after a rest day. Not worryingly so, just a little frustrating.
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Today was the feared progression run with a target time of 6:28 - 6:48 for the quick 10 minute section. That pace was too fast for me. I managed 7:13 which shows how far I have to go. I’ve avoided faster running for a long time
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Keen to nail the Zone 2 heart rate which is tricky with the hills, even at a comfortable pace. But I was reasonably pleased with this one. With an extra day off this week, I was feeling strong and well rested. I also decided to run later and enjoy an
![Morning run [commute] 🏃♂️](/content/images/size/w600/2024/04/IMG_4877.jpeg)
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A chilly but bright start to the day. Very nice run into the office. Dropped the pace down a few seconds per mile and that seemed to do the trick for maintaining the heart rate in Zone 2 for most of the run most of the run (143bpm average). That
![Evening run [commute] 🏃♂️](/content/images/size/w600/2024/04/IMG_4874.jpeg)
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Gentle run back from the office but going too fast to keep this in the correct HR zone so I do need to slow down more on the easy runs. Will try to do so tomorrow on the commute back to the office.
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Back to London for the Sunday Hyde Park run but needed to be out for 105 minutes today so extended it to take in Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly and Green Park. Another lovely day for running but after a day in the car yesterday - driving to Derbyshire and
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10 x stride repeats with 10 min warm up and cool down (did 11 because, once again, I can’t count!) Great running weather. Cool, no sunshine. I think I need to work a little harder on the intervals to push the heart rate higher (average overall was 149bpm).
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Another easy run with hills. I love this route and today the weather was absolutely perfect. Clear blue sky, gentle breeze and a lovely 13 degrees. I was hoping to drop the heart rate under 153 bpm for this one (keeping it in Zone 2 on average). Maybe because it’
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Today was a target pace run for 15 mins (and an optional extra 5 mins) with 15 min warm up / cool down. The target pace was 7:28 - 7:48 and I ran the first interval (15 mins) at 7:30 and the second (5 mins) at 7:38.
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Sun was out. 😎 Very enjoyable run, but probably not the best elevation gain for an “easy” run. I was a couple of beats faster than I need to be to keep this in Zone 2 (maybe slow down another 10 secs per mile). I hope a couple more weeks to
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I was tired this morning. Feeling the hills of Tuesday and Speed Intervals from yesterday in my legs. Surprising how “wiped out” I felt. Still, I showed up - and that’s what counts. I hope.