C25K - Week 5 Day 3

15 August 2014 #

I completed C25K Week 5 Day 3 (3.22 km), in 18:18, pace 05:41 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/w59n

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C25K - Week 5 Day 1

10 August 2014 #

I completed C25K Week 5 Day 2 (3.20 km), in 18:20, pace 05:43 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/P55X

Nike+ Track (forgot to switch off my SmartWatch)

C25K - Week 5 Day 1

9 August 2014 #

I completed C25K Week 5 Day 1 (3.20 km), in 19:27, pace 06:04 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/I57d

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C25K - Week 4 Day 3

6 August 2014 #

I completed C25K Week 4 Day 3 (3.20 km), in 17:45, pace 05:32 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/T519

Next workout is first workout of Week 5: 5 minute warm up followed by 3 sets of 800m running then 400m walking, followed by a 5 minute cool-down.

I found Week 4 tough going, so Week 5 is going to be even tougher.

Nike+ Track

Plus, a new milestone:

C25K - Week 4 Day 2

4 August 2014 #

I completed C25K Week 4 Day 2 (3.20 km), in 19:01, pace 05:56 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/S50h

C25K - Week 4 Day 1

3 August 2014 #

I completed C25K Week 4 Day 1 (3.20 km), in 18:17, pace 05:42 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/f4ZY

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C25K - Week 3 Day 3

2 August 2014 #

I completed C25K Week 3 Day 3 (1.83 km), in 14:59, pace 08:10 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/k520

GPS fritzed during the run again today, messing up my pace time. Last workout of Week 3. Next run is the first workout of Week 4. 5 minutes walk, followed by and interval of 400m run/200m walk, then an interval 800m run/400m walk, and then a repeat of the two intervals, before a 5 minute cool-down walk.

Nike+ Track

C25K - Week 3 Day 2

1 August 2014 #

I completed C25K Week 3 Day 2 (1.83 km), in 13:18, pace 07:16 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/z50E

GPS fritzed during the run, messing up my pace time.

C25K - Week 3 Day 1

29 July 2014 #

I completed C25K Week 3 Day 1 (1.83 km), in 09:25, pace 05:08 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/G4Vb

First workout of Week 3, distance training now. Pretty easy - relatively short distances for the intervals, and only four intervals. But, I’m not going to jinx myself

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C25K - Week 2 Day 3

28 July 2014 #

I completed C25K Week 2 Day 3 (timed) (3.26 km), in 18:56, pace 05:48 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/c4Xn

Final workout of Week 2, next run start Week 3 and begins the distance training.

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C25K - Week 2 Day 2

27 July 2014 #

I completed C25K Week 2 Day 2 (timed) (3.21 km), in 19:00, pace 05:55 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/J52U

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C25K - Week 2 Day 1

26 July 2014 #

I completed C25K Week 2 Day 1 (timed) (3.12 km), in 19:00, pace 06:05 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/Z4Xt

I carry so much tech with me on my runs, this is what the plugs in my bedroom look like after a run. Charging my Nike+ Fuelband, GPS SmartWatch, Jabra Bluetooth Headphones and my Fitbit One.

Nike+ Track

C25K - Week 1 Day 3

C25K - Week 1 Day 3

21 July 2014 #

I completed C25K Week 1 Day 3 (timed) (3.51 km), in 18:22, pace 05:14 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/P4Vu

Day 3 of the C25K. Same as Day 1 - 5 minutes warm up walk, then 8 intervals of walk-run at a 60s/90s split, and a 5 minute cool-down walk. Next workout is Week 2 Day 1 – 5 minutes warm up walk, then 6 intervals of walk-run at 90 secs run, then 120 secs walk, followed by 5 minutes cool-down walk.

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C25K - Week 1 Day 2

20 July 2014 #

I completed C25K Week 1 Day 2 (timed) (3.21 km), in 18:26, pace 05:45 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/24Rf

Day 2 of the C25K. Same as Day 1 - 5 minutes warm up walk, then 8 intervals of walk-run at a 60s/90s split, and a 5 minute cool-down walk.

Nike+ Track

C25K - Week 1 Day 1

17 July 2014 #

I completed C25K Week 1 Day 1 (timed) (4.01 km), in 18:26, pace 04:36 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/t4We

Strange - 2

15 July 2014 #

More strangeness with Nike+

Try to start a 5K run

And then, during the run, I have set it 5K, have run 0.00K, but it somehow thinks I’ve completed my goal already. o.O

Strange....

15 July 2014 #

Strange, today’s run is 4.8K,

But I’m given a 9.6K run.

Now, Nike suggest I drop out of the plan, uninstall the app, reboot, reinstall the app, then put a new one in, so I’ve done that, but that’s now reset my training plan, and Nike+ training plans always start on a Monday, so that means, no plan run today. :/

Bad Tech: Biggest tech lies we all fall for | T3

15 July 2014 #

Tech lies we all fall for

Facebook statuses saying "I'm Poorly"
Sat-Nav Directions (I can relate to this)
"Full Mailbox" warning
Washing Machine time
Microwave cooking time
"Best Venues" apps
Any recommendation
Heart rate/Calorie monitors
A rich friend saying he's broke
Running Apps

Interestingly, the last one caught my attention. Here’s the main description:

Recently two members of Team T3 did the same half marathon using the same training plan with the same app. They trained twice together and noticed one of them was recording about a mile less than the other each time. There was no way to test who was being short-changed in their preparation until race day, when one of them hadn’t done enough training and nearly died in the last couple of miles. Lesson: don’t trust apps, trust watches.

“Don’t trust apps, trust watches”? I kind of expected that. After all, a phone is not built to be used as a GPS receiver (even though it is a function), whereas a GPS watch is designed for that function. I have run with the Nike+ app and my SportWatch on at the same time, and have noticed a difference of around 0.2 to 0.25 km between the two. Most of the time the app clocks up more mileage than the watch, but I trust the watch more because it is a dedicated GPS receiver.

Bad Tech: Biggest tech lies we all fall for | T3.

5K Training Day 1

14 July 2014 #

Today is the first day of my using the Nike+ training plan. It is an easy start - with a day of rest. Here is the schedule for this week:

And here’s today’s summary

Nike+ Training

6 July 2014 #

I haven’t used the Nike+ Running app for a long time, since getting a SportWatch. However, I dug it back out after starting to use the Nike Training Club app (as it ties into the Running app to check you have done a running workout). Now, Nike have put in a coach with plans for 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, and Full Marathon distances. Interesting.