Tag Archives: 10K

10K Training – Day 34: Race Simulation – Day 13

Tracks: ZREndomondo

Target: 5K 7:38 min/km

Achieved: 2.81km, 6:27 min/km

Next Run: Tuesday, 5K Race Pace – 5:24 min/km

10K Training – Day 33: Race Simulation – Day 12

Tracks: ZREndomondo

Target: 10K 5:31-5:42

Achieved: 9.35km, 5:58 min/km

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

10K Training – Day 32: Race Simulation – Day 11

Tracks: ZREndomondo, Strava

Target: 5K, 7:38 min/km

Achieved: 3.12km 5:38 min/km

Next Run: Saturday 10K 5:31-5:42

10K Training – Day 31: Race Simulation – Day 10

Tracks: ZR (1, 2, 3, 4), Endomondo, Strava

Target: 10K 5:31-5:42

Achieved: 3.86km, 4:48 min/km. Well short of my target today, again due to work stress. Even though I tried to do even half of my target distance today, ZR went funny part way through….

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

10K Training – Day 30: Race Simulation – Day 9

Tracks: ZREndomondo, Strava

Target: 5km, 7:38 min/km

Achieved: 3.07km, 12:52min – 4:17 min/km. I was hitting a good pace, and was on my second lap around Oak Hill Park, when my phone decided to reboot. On the plus side, I took 6 seconds off my 3km PB.

Oh, and I found this scribbled at the entrance of Oak Hill Pak:

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Next Run: Tuesday, 10K 5:31-5:42

10K Training – Day 29: Race Simulation – Day 8

Tracks: ZREndomondo, Strava

Target: 10K 5:31-5:43 min/km

Achieved: 7.87km 49:57mins, 6:21 min/km. I trialled the 10K route I will be taking during my run and it’s very varied – varying inclines and a lot of narrow, muddy paths. Since I wasn’t sure where I needed to go, I had to stop multiple times to get my bearings. I think I turned off too early, which I kind of suspected.

Since the path is also under trees, I did lose GPS a few times.

Next Run: Monday, 5km, 7:38 min/km

10K Training – Day 28: Race Simulation – Day 7

Tracks: ZREndomondo, Strava

 

Target: 5km 7:39 min/km

Achieved: 5.05 km 26:51 min, 5:19 min/km

Next Run: Saturday 10K 5:31-5:43 min/km

10K Training – Day 27: Race Simulation – Day 6

Tracks: ZREndomondo, Strava

Target: 10km 5:31 – 5:43 min/km

Achieved: 5.20km 7:10 min/km. I really didn’t feel like running today. A busy day at work, tired, and I guess it showed during the run.

Next Run: Friday 5km 7:39 min/km

10K Training – Day 26: Race Simulation – Day 5

Tracks: ZREndomondo, Strava

Target: 5km 7:39 min/km

Achieved: 5.03km 4:56min/km. A good pace today. AKB48 is a great band to listen to, and even to run to. Their tracks are reasonably fast beat, and I was comfortably averaging around 10-11 km/h just hitting their beat (~5-6 min/km).

Next Run: Tuesday 10km 5:31 – 5:43 min/km

10K Training – Day 25: Race Simulation – Day 4

Tracks: ZREndomondo, Strava

Target: 10km 5:31 – 5:44 min/km

Achieved: 10.13km 57:11 min. I missed several days of the start of the Simulation phase due to some really crazy long-hour (10-14 hour) days at work. But on the plus side, I took nearly 2 minutes off my 10K PB.

Next Run: Monday, 5km 7:39 min/km