Friday, April 22, 2022

5 weeks to race day

 Weeks activity overview


• 31.2km total distance
• 2h 44m total time
• 12m total climb/gain

Just over a month out from the race and slightly less overall mileage this week only 
getting 3 runs in rather than 4, but I feel the rest had a net positive affect on me. 

A recovery run Monday, followed by one of the toughest pyramid sessions 
I've done this year so far. 

4*400
2*600
1*800
2*600
4*400
60 second recovery between reps
3 minutes rest between sets
Slow jog warm down

This was a very tough session, pushing out to 800m at pace without a rest was tough, 
but on the return legs, dropping back to 600 and then the remaining 400m reps 
almost felt like an easy run. 


Saturday morning was my longest run of the year so far, 
15.63km Distance
 
1:24:21 total time Moving Time
 
5:24/km Pace

I'm still such a novice distance runner that I approach longer runs with 
some trepidation and had initial thought we would be running slower 
around 5:40/6:00 but of course once the stronger runners in the group got 
warmed up there was no holding people back.
I myself caught my second wind around 9km in and felt fantastic around the end.
Honestly the runners high was in full effect near the finish. 

I'm definitely feeling the training has brought me to another level

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5 weeks to race day

 Weeks activity overview • 31.2km total distance • 2h 44m total time • 12m total climb/gain Just over a month out from the race and slightly...