Archives for Easy Runs category
Posted on Sep 29, 2008 under 5k, Easy Runs, Regular Runs |
Had not slept much over the weekend (I had a horrible case of RLS for some reason), so I was feeling tired and unmotivated and had to force myself out of the door into a cold grey day and had to force myself to start running!
I was pretty ok once I started, albeit breathing hard, and the legs were turning over a lot quicker than in the last 5k I did on Sat, so without really trying I ran under 26 mins on what was planned as just a nice easy paced run. It started pouring down second half of run and I couldn’t keep rain out of my eyes! I think I need a few more 5k’s under the belt before I really get going again, felt a bit knackered at the end of this, but then again could be down to the lack of sleep and had no appetite at all yesterday and didn’t eat much over the weekend. Cold going round so maybe I am symptomlessly fighting it off.
Posted on Sep 27, 2008 under 5k, Easy Runs, Jogs, Recovery Runs |
I’ve had 8 rest days out of the last 9 days, and the only run out of that was my PB race - so I figured it was high time I got back out on the road before I lost my motivation altogether, as it would be all to easy to sink into lazy habits!
Planned a 5k jog around random streets. It felt a bit cold to start with but soon warmed up and the sun seemed to be beating down. Pace was nothing special but legs were feeling a bit heavy. This was my first run of my “off” season - I have no races planned, and the next 10k (my preferred race distance at the mo) looks like being not until next year. It was a bit strange running without the motivation of an upcoming race and the possibility of a PB - so just made sure I completed 5k, and think I will need another few recovery runs like this back to back just to get back into the swing of things, before I start attempting time trials and hill work and long runs again 
Posted on Sep 17, 2008 under 5k, Easy Runs, Jogs |
I had been feeling tired the night before and all the morning before this run, and in fact didn’t really relish the thought of going out running at all 
But I thought a nice easy 5k jog would shake off the lethargy, so off I went, and although I felt OK, I didn’t feel great - and after finishing 5k in a very leisurely 27+ minutes, my lungs were working overtime, my legs were dead, and I was sweating like a pig on what was a pretty cool day - and still felt very tired for the rest of the day. I can run 5k 3 minutes faster than that and feel 3 times better when I’ve finished so unless I’m coming down with an illness I conclude the following:
It seems the recent race and hard training miles all coming one after another have finally caught up! I was going to run easy on Friday, but might try to gain something from a full 2 days rest before a light jog on Saturday before Sunday’s race. Or I may even take 3 days off altogether, as my body is telling me it needs to recover, and there is no point being knackered for what could well be my last race for sometime!
Lesson learned: Increasing mileage and including hard hill reps leaves you needing a rest, so I am going to take one, and try to catch up on sleep and eat well 
Posted on Sep 16, 2008 under 5k, Easy Runs, Jogs, Recovery Runs |
Just a nice easy/recovery run after last week’s hard miles (total of 23 miles for the week including longest run and hill work). Felt fine with no hangover effects from long run or mileage.
Posted on Sep 09, 2008 under 5k, Easy Runs, Jogs, Recovery Runs |
Easy recovery run after Trafford 10k on Sunday. Found a lap’s worth of streets going down Town Lane and leading back to Stockport Road.
Legs and CVS system still felt fresh - no hangover from racing. Ran a pretty mixed pace run, started off a bit quickly, did a kilo as slow as 5:30 but went quicker for short bursts, slowed down for the last one, completed 5k in 26 23. Felt fine and could easily have gone quicker for longer - but it was an easy recovery run!
Posted on Sep 05, 2008 under Easy Runs, Jogs |
Just a light jog but felt quite tough don’t know why! Not looking good for Sunday race at this rate, just can’t seem to find an easy gear at the moment!
Posted on Sep 02, 2008 under 5-10k, Easy Runs, above 15k |
The ever mis-named easy run - was feeling reluctant to go out for some reason, having had two days off had a mini crisis about whether I was able to run and keep going - after all this time! So had to force myself out telling myself it would just be an easy run - I kept the pace very slow, following a new route which I have walked before. Used trail shoes - felt a bit puffy in the early stages and some steps cut in the hillside took it out of legs a bit as I ran up them, just kept going very slowly, ended up going uphill up Stockport road and just jogged lightly home - whereupon it started raining again - I seem to keep missing the September showers.
How I felt on this run worries me a little, as I felt I couldn’t have gone much faster and maintained it - so hope another couple of rest days and an easy run before Sunday’s race will stand me in good stead! 
Posted on Aug 28, 2008 under 5-10k, Easy Runs, Uncategorized |
The ever misnamed easy run! Was raining when I went out, great I thought, but it stopped once I’d warmed up a bit
Ran at about 5:30/k pace, deliberately slowed at points, felt ok but legs were starting to feel pretty heavy towards the end - think last weeks workouts and Sunday’s ten miler are still in the legs, so a rest day tomorrow before deciding on strategy for pre-Trafford 10k week 
Posted on Aug 19, 2008 under 5-10k, 5k, Easy Runs, Recovery Runs, Uncategorized |
Nice little 5k recovery run after Sunday’s race. Full of confidence from my PB, I set off far too fast for a recovery run, running at sub 25 pace, and felt the pinch a little later and slowed down, was breathing hard by the end - shocked that I ran 10k at the weekend at the same average pace! Still didn’t take too much out of me, and felt like the 10k hadn’t taken too much out of the legs etc. Look forward to a bit more intensive training now over the next couple of weeks in preparation for Sheffield, aiming for sub 50!! Or at least sub 52!! 
Posted on Aug 15, 2008 under Easy Runs |
Just an easy run in the sun. Felt really tired before going out - falling asleep with eyes streaming, have not had much sleep lately so didn’t expect too much out of the run, just want to keep legs loose for race on Sunday. Was pretty knackered even though I did over 27m for 5k, but it was very hot as well.
