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10K Retraining — Day 2

Tracks: Endomondo, ZR

TEMPO RUN IN 2 INTERVALS 32M:36S

Tempo Intervals x2. A new style of training. 2 reasonably hard pushes, with a minute recovery and a 10 minute warm up/cool down either side. Ran 5.92K in 36:53mins

10K Retraining – Day 1

Tracks: ZR, Endomondo

Target: EASY RUN WITH 6 STRIDES 4.11 KM

Achieved: 4.41 KM

First run of the 10K retraining. Interval training x6. A comfortable run with 6 short bursts. Felt the burn at bursts 5 and 6. The 10 minute cool-down helped.

Retraining 10K

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After the Christmas and (upcoming) New Year celebrations and obligatory over-indulging of food, I, like many people will be trying to shift the extra weight in the new year. So, with the help of Endomondo, I’m going to train up again for a 10K — not a 10K race this time, just try to get up to the 10K distance again, then take it up to distance Half Marathon for the second half of the year and/or early 2015. The training plan is over half a year and I stretched it out to its maximum length deliberately to allow me as gradual work up to 10K.

I know I can do 10K, I did a race earlier this year (Chickenshed 10K), but after slacking off because of weather, I need to get back into it.

10K Training Plan

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Running Foundation Training #1

Endomondo, ZR

Completed the main story of ZR Season 2 finally. A couple of side missions left, then I can start working on the Race Missions, Airdrop Mode and Supply Missions. Supply Missions will be last because you don’t get any materials, and the only reason for running them is to get the hoarding achievements.

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Running Foundation Training

I’m reverting back to training my base foundation strength again, so I’m doing 5Ks repeatedly as that is my “base” distance that I’m comfortable with. Then I’ll go back to 10K and HM training.

Chickenshed 10K Run

It’s been a while since I posted anything about this, but yesterday, I got a certificate in the post from Chickenshed acknowledging I completed the 10K and raised the great sum of…. £80. Not much, I know, but the main thing is the experience. First time in a charity running race, and what an experience :)

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?

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10K Training – Day 36: Race Simulation – Day 15

Tracks: ZR, Endomondo

Target: 5K 7:38 min/km

Achieved: 4:36km 24:50mins (app seemed to crash)

Next Run: Sunday, 10K Race.

10K Training – Day 35: Race Simulation – Day 14

Tracks: ZR, Endomondo

Target: 5K Race Pace – 5:24 min/km

Achieved: 5.14 km, 5:54 min/km. Over my target pace, but felt reasonably comfortable.

Next Run: Friday, 5K 7:38 min/km