Diary Of A Road Runner

5k Recovery Run – Bit of a Struggle!

My first run back since the City of Manchester 10k, as I have been busy and had a few days break in Wales. Decided to run to the clock rather than a distance, and not have my pace or distance displayed on Garmin. Seemed to work ok, but I forgot to turn off lap alerts so as soon as I knew I’d done the second k in 4:59 without really trying, I felt I was going fast and it suddenly became VERY hard work, then again it could have been that I had just gone off too fast and haven’t run for 8 days, but at least I made it through the door, was tempted to just have a lazy night in! I had also had a beer or two while away so maybe it rusted my legs as I don’t normally touch alcohol!

5k Easy Run – 29:54

Upping the pace last week and Sunday’s long 10 miler seem to have hit me!

Felt tired all day yesterday so planned an easy 3 miler – was very hard work and shin/lower legs on left leg was complaining a bit, so a few days rest are in order – no major problems but I was glad to come to a stop and just need to take it easy before next week’s races so plan not to do anything too hard in the meantime as it will not do any good now, just need to keep things ticking over!

5k Recovery Run – 27:23

Just a nice easy recovery run, first time out since the Dennis the Menace Race on Wednesday. I have been feeling a bit tired last few days – in fact totally knackered not to put too fine a point on it (lot of stresses and strains like PC blowing up, legal bills and being messed around by people!) and lower legs had been aching a lot, but trotted round 5k at a reasonable pace unfortunately a fly shot right down my throat at one point which wasn’t pleasant! Felt very hot and puffed out by end, my easy recovery runs either seem flying or I struggle a bit but I think I just a bit tired from a busy week with other stuff as well.

5k Recovery Run – 26m 15s

My comeback run after the Great Manchester Run. Have been feeling very tired all week and didn’t feel like running at all. Someone said I might have a bit of an iron deficiency so I looked it up and have been taking iron supplements all week.

A few more red blood cells to carry around oxygen seemed to help, as I ran an easy first k and felt better than my last 2 runs, and even put in a speedy couple of k’s relatively speaking (5.00 and 4:54 – faster than I ran at any point in sunday’s race and I felt good), then slowed down as it was after all a recovery run.

Felt much better afterwards and looking forward to finding that kind of form in a race sometime soon

5 Recovery Run – 28m 27s

First run after the Salford 10k, Mum’s funeral and a mountain of admin to come back to after the Easter weekend.

Felt OK but just took it easy and was quite puffed out and sweating by the end – some hilly bits on this route. Always find it hard to come back after more than 3 days off, but felt OK and will see how next run pans out!

6k Recovery Run 32:56

First run after Sunday’s race, took it easy starting off, ran the loop out along Hyde Road and back along Windmill Lane, put on some bursts of speed but not too much and slowed towards the end.

Splits:

5:16
5:30
5:11
5:37
5:42
5:37

Average pace 5:29

On the Comeback Trail – 5k run/walk – 37:36

Well it’s been a long time.  Happy New Year to everyone – I hope 2009 is my year for running, although it hasn’t started off too well on a personal level, as my mother is very ill at the moment and has moved to a hospice.  She doesn’t know I’m there a lot of the time.

Fortunately, it seems I have at least managed to start with the running again, I did start it to work off stress after all – but have since got more into the running and and doing races and going for PB’s!

Today was no PB, but just getting out there was almost a miracle – after 3 months off with a stress fracture followed by flu and recurring chest infections – just to be putting on my neat little Asics running shoes felt wonderful!  And I felt good out there, probably just due to the fact I was running again.  I managed 3 slots of 5 minute walk, five minute jog, even put in some bursts of speed, and had another 5 minute walk and jogged until I’d made up the 5k in a time of 37:36.  At least that gives me something to aim for, but need to just build up slowly as cardiovascular wise I felt fine and could have done more, but need to let the bones and muscles develop a little strength and solidity again!

I have already entered two races which will give me something to aim for, the March edition of the Trafford 10k, and the Great Manchester Run 2009, have done both before, so have some course PB’s to demolish, I hope

5k Recovery Run – Fairly Sunny – 27m 31s

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

5k Easy Run – St Lawrence Road random streets – 26m 43s

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.

Recovery Run in the cold and grey! 5k 26m 23s

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!