Another week done... This week my running consisted of:
mon - shorter and (slightly) slower than tempo: 10k 2%, 52min
wed - swam for an hour... I always loose count of how many laps I swim!
fri - tempo 10k 2% 47min
sun - 27.5k, slower pace (I didn't have a watch, nor did I check the exact time before / after the run)
I used 1 gel pack during the run... had a second in my pocket. I'm not 100% sure about using them. I read you shouldn't use them for the first time during a race; I tried for insurance ;). I want to feel the wall; I hear it takes 30k or so to feel. During today's run I definitely felt it in my legs, a and a little in my glutes knees, but not as much in my chest. I was actually running on the side of the road for a while because of a pain in my knees. The tempo runs I feel it more in the chest... I'm gasping for air, but my legs are... ok. This could be something to do with running on the tready for the tempo and outside for the long run...
This week is gonna be a challenge for training... especially during the drive down to Florida on Friday :D
2 comments:
It is good you didn't feel it in your chest on your long run. If you ever feel like that it could be the following reasons:
1) Overtraining(long term)...usually causes bronchitis and shit like that cause your immune system gets a knock
2) You are running too fast for your long training run
...you're almost there
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for tempo runs, it's all about who you talk too. There are many theories and opinions on what a tempo run should feel like, etc etc.(All a matter of definition).
How you run them, is up to you.
But I do recommend also mix-matching with shorter intervals(where you are fucking ur lungs and feeling the burn in your legs as you are running at lactate threshold)...only this way will you build speed. But then again, you are training for your first marathon so go by feel :) You're doing good, keep it up
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