Date:                         Mon 10 July 2006. 

Target:                      7k slow nonstop.

Actual:                      7k slow nonstop

Time:                         Segment              lap km     split km  lap time  split time

                                   Tesco End          1              1              8:11         08:11

                                   Two-Trees          1              2              7:43         15:54

                                   Jetty End             1.5           3.5           10:27       26:21

                                   Two-Trees          1.5           5              10:37       36:58

                                   Tesco End          1              6              7:55         44:53

                                   Two-Trees          1              7              8:02         52:55      

Pace:                         7:34 min/km

Time of run:             6:05 pm

Route:                       Udini two-trees.

Weather:                  Cool & Humid (post rain) RH 95%.  Wind, but not cooling

Calburn:                    494 approx

Postrun Wt:             150!! 

Shoes:                       Brooks Vantage 2.  Accumulated mileage = 79 km

Mindtune:                Can’t recall

 

Comments.  The important test planned for Seremban Half did not materialize.  I got sick.  Not real serious sick, but enough.  If I ran 18.75k as planned, I could get into the Two Hills Too Soon situation again.  So opted to rest.  Sat pulse rate up in the 70s, same as Sunday.  Monday was decidedly better, planned for 10k nonstop, but kaput at 7k.  Looks like unable to run 10k nonstop since adopting Galloway.  Will have to test this hypothesis.  With the test off, meant also could not experiment with the powerbar & powergel as intended.

 

Today’s run uneventful.  Took lunch, but still carbs not high enough to continue to 10k.  Could be lack of sleep previous night, or carry-over tiredness from illness recovery.  Run started slow & progressed to steady pace.  Fastest was probably 2nd km.  Timing was average.  Breathing throughout was kind of unsynchronized until after 3k.  Legs felt tired to the point of possibly cramping if continued to 10k at that pace.  Even after 2 min walk rest, felt the same.

 

Seremban Half looms.  I do not feel fit for it.  Time will tell.   Still have 5 days to recover.  Plan another 7k run on Wednesday, which will allow 3 days recovery for Seremban Half.  Anyhow, hotel all booked, courtesy wifey, and got discount somore, 175 IBM rate.  Cool.

 

Plan for Seremban Half still the same, 5:1 Galloway halfway, increase to 6:1 or more, and last 1km nonstop.  Powerbar at 30min pre-run (breakfast).  Don’t know about the powergel.

 

Characters  At least 5 runners today. 

 

Postrun: 

Tuesday morning heart rate doing 63 bpm at startup.  At 2:40 pm doing 68 bpm.  Relatively recovered, I should say.  Conclude that lack sleep, tonight will catch up for tomorrow’s 7k run.

 

 

 

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