241TSS on 3hrs
Heading into race week, resisting the urge to start bike training. Also starting to get a chest cold. Good times.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Week 55/56 and Oktoberfest 10k summary
Week 55: 5032TSS on 7.04hr
Week 56: 220TSS on 2:57hr
Post toad week was the last of my 20-milers, then dived right into a mini-taper for my 10k, where I hoping to go sub-40.
The race went well, I dodged a ton of little kids at the front for the first 500m, then got into a good stride. I ran with Ian for most of the race, I got ahead of him going down the hill on Westmount, and along University, but just as I thought I had dropped him, I hear these footsteps. Anyways, he surges by and I couldn't stay with him up the hill on Seagram as we turned onto Albert. I keopt it strong down Albert, down Caroline, then up the small hill on Erb - which felt like a big hill- only to have four guys, none of whom were in my age group luckily, zoom by me in the last 200m.
Anyways, total finishing time was 38:57, so mission accomplished. Sean says I should be thinking about running sub-37 now.
Also been thinking about what's to come in 2014.
Week 56: 220TSS on 2:57hr
Post toad week was the last of my 20-milers, then dived right into a mini-taper for my 10k, where I hoping to go sub-40.
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| Before: Me (back left), Ian (1754) and Sean (front) |
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| During: Ian and I ran like this for most of the race |
Anyways, total finishing time was 38:57, so mission accomplished. Sean says I should be thinking about running sub-37 now.
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| Last 200m. Ow. |
Also been thinking about what's to come in 2014.
- TripleT
- Syracuse 70.3 with a goal of qualifying for the 70.3WC (at Trembant this year)
- Peterborough (maybe)
- EndurRun (if no WC)
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Week 54 and Run for the Toad (50k) Summary
653TSS on 8.4hrs
This was a regular week, which would have been a step-back week, except for this:
So that's a fair amount of running today. I think the thing I'm pleased about the most was how even my splits were.
It was great weather, overcast and a little wind, no rain.
- Concentrating on form and taking in long, deep breaths pays off in the latter parts of the race when things are getting tough
- The soles of my feet were getting sore trying to grip the soles of my shoes, there was a lot of off-camber descents
This was a regular week, which would have been a step-back week, except for this:
33 97 Graham Dunn 4:40:24 LM40-49 7/25 27 5:37 4:40:12
Lap 1 -- 1:10:03
Lap 2 -- 1:11:00
Lap 3 -- 1:08:08
Lap 4 -- 1:11:16
So that's a fair amount of running today. I think the thing I'm pleased about the most was how even my splits were. It was great weather, overcast and a little wind, no rain.
- Concentrating on form and taking in long, deep breaths pays off in the latter parts of the race when things are getting tough
- The soles of my feet were getting sore trying to grip the soles of my shoes, there was a lot of off-camber descents
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