Author Archives: Blender Fox

About Blender Fox

Recreational road-runner, blender/CG rookie, linux user (LE-1, LPIC-1, SUSE CLA 11, SUSE 11 Tech Spec), programmer, avid tinkerer (I'm always breaking things), self-confessed anime & manga otaku & japanophile

Half Marathon Training – Day 3

Tracks: ZR, Endomondo

Target: LONG RUN 10.00 KM IN 1H:01M:10S

Achieved: 8.25K in 53:13

Next Run: Monday, EASY 6.30 KM IN 38M:32S

The Royal Parks Half Marathon – Race Report – Events – Runner’s World

Runner’s World’s report on the Royal Park’s Half Marathon event

The Royal Parks Half Marathon – Race Report – Events – Runner’s World.

Half Marathon Training – Day 2

Tracks: ZR, Endomondo

Target: EASY 5.80 KM IN 35M:29S

Achieved: 2.79km in 17M:12S — finished early due to rain.

Next Run: Friday, EASY 3.70 KM IN 22M:38S

11 Second Challenge

Half Marathon Training – Day 1

Tracks: ZR, Endomondo

Target: EASY 3.70 KM IN 22M:38S

Achieved: 1.90km, 7:39min. My phone rebooted mid-run again, ending my run prematurely. Not a great start to my HM training…. :-(

Next Run: Wednesday, EASY 5.80 KM IN 35M:29S

Found this in Oak Hill Park during my run:

Dilbert comic strip for 10/07/2013 from the official Dilbert comic strips archive.

Dilbert comic strip for 10/07/2013 from the official Dilbert comic strips archive..

10K Training – Day 37: RACE!

Tracks: ZR (Part 1, Part 2), Endomondo

Target: 10K, 5:24 min/km, 54:24 min

Achieved: 9.52km, 4:43 min/km

Next Run: Monday, 3.70km @ 6:07 min/km pace.

Today was my very first proper 10K race. Even though it’s not a competitive race (it’s a charity run), the push and pressure of being the chaser and chased during the run really drives a better time, I even broke my 5K time in this race.

My phone rebooted during this race, so I lost crucial tracking, which is why when I merged my workouts on Endomondo, it comes out less than 10K. In fact, if you zoom in on the map of the race, you’ll see a gap in the tracking which is where my phone rebooted. Had I tracked that last 0.48km at the 4:43 min/km pace of the rest of the track, then my total 10K time would be 47 minutes, 10 secs.

But, it was all worth it….

At the finish line, I heard someone shouting out runner numbers as they passed the line. Maybe I’ll get a letter with my official time in the post in a few days?