Training Log | Life gets in the way: Week 4 Ultra-Training
13th
November – 19th November
Monday 13th
November
Proper rest day. After yesterday’s mileage took it easy and
walked to work (30 minutes) but then spent the rest of the day on the tube.
Tuesday 14th
November
Never before in my life have I been invited to meet someone
at 7am on the top of Primrose Hill. But there Libby was waiting when I dragged
myself to the summit ‘I’ve only had to do one hill rep waiting for you’ she
said. Joined her on her run commute in town finishing at the Thursday morning
classic of Beigel bake on Brick Lane – cue huge confusion from the staff.
Running: 12.7km | Time: 1:15:47| Av Pace: 5:55/km | Elev
Gain: 79m | Beigel bagels eaten: 1
Wednesday 15th
November
Write off of a day thanks to work and an evening at the
Opera House. Saw an amazing opera. It’s all about balance.
Thursday 16th
November
Despite of the midnight arrival home post-Opera, I still
scraped myself out of bed for Beigel run. As I’d had my Beigel fix on Tuesday I
carried on post-10k up to the gym to shower before a 9am meeting. Pretty
chilled pace this morning.
Running: 11.6km | Time: 1:14:22 | Av Pace: 6:24/km | Elev
Gain: 166m
Friday 17th
November
A WHOLE WEEK WITHOUT CYCLING. Whoops. Adidas Runners has
moved to a new base in Old Street and Madia Vale – Old St is one of those
journeys in London that’s pretty impossible without a bike. So hauled out the
racer and pegged it through the city in freezing weather. Good interval session
this morning of 6 out of 10 efforts then 8 out of 10 efforts. Really pleased
with the pace.
Running (Intervals plus 2km WU): 6.8km | Time: 35:27 | Av
Pace: 5:10/km | Elev Gain: 16m
Cycle commuting: 16.3km | Time: 53:44
Saturday 11th
November
Refused to get out of bed so ended up sprinting on the racer
bike up to Cambridge parkrun making parkrun an almost run off the bike. Pleased
with the pace all things considered.
Running (parkrun): 5km | Time: 23:54| Av Pace: 4:56/km |
Elev Gain: 12m
Cycle commuting: 11.7km
| Time 34:15
Sunday 12th
November
Long run day. Church at 9:30am today and got in from a
birthday party at 1:30am but had told a friend I’d meet them on the busway
which meant, even though it was 1°C
outside I made it out before sunrise. 21.1 crisp kilometres later with my friend Thom
for company from 14km onwards felt joyous. Beautiful morning running. Great
pace too – really pleased with the progress I’ve made.
Running (long run): 21.1km | Time: 1:54:32 | Av Pace: 5:24/km
| Elev Gain: 48m
Week Four Totals
Running: 60.5km | 5:42:00 | 339m
Cycling: 28.3km | 1:27:00 | 204
Swimming: 0m
Thoughts: Well the
swimming and cycling never happened. Sometimes work and life just get in the
way. Missed a 10km run so bit low on the total mileage but ready to pick up the
mileage next week. Someone tell me off if I haven’t done any S&C next week!
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