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10K Training – Day 10: Getting Faster – Day 6

Tracks: ZR (Beta track here), Endomondo

Target: 5 km @ 5:40 – 5:48 min/km. Completion time: 28:20 – 29:00 min completion time.

Achieved: 5.21 km @ 5:33 min/km. Completion time: 28.57. Within completion time target. Kept a fairy constant pace of around 5:00 min/km for the first 4 km, but dropped the ball at 5 km, which impacted my final time.

Next run: Tomorrow – 3 km Intervals 5:24 – 5:48 min/km. Completion time: 16:12 – 17:24

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10K Training – Day 9: Getting Faster – Day 5

Tracks: ZR (Beta track here), Endomondo

Target: 5 km @ 7:46 min/km. Completion time: 38:50 mins

Achieved: 4.60 km @ 5:34 min/km. Completion time: 25:37 mins

Nice,  comfortable run today.  Slightly short of 5 km, but I guess I could always do a third lap next time. Was able to keep 5 min/km pace for the first three km. If I keep this pace for the full 10 km, I’ll hit around 50 min completion. :)

Next run: 5 km @ 5:40 – 5:48 min/km. Completion time: 28:20 – 29:00 min completion time.

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10K Training – Side Run: 10K Trial Run #1

Tracks: ZR, Endomondo

Yes, ZR is now working again, although it is still flaky when trying to work with gmusicfs.

Not on my training plan, but I wanted to see how fast I could do a 10K with the current training schedule and fitness.

Target: 10 km. Completion time: < 55 minutes

Achieved: 6.81 km @ 6.29 min/km

Nowhere near where I wanted to be, so I still need to work on it.

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10K Training – Day 8: Getting Faster – Day 4

Tracks: ZR, Endomondo (here and here).

Target: 5 km @ 5:48 – 5:40 min/km. Completion time: 29:00 – 28:20 min

Achieved: 1.24 km @ 1.53 min/km + 1.28 km @ 5.37 min/km (the first one seems like dodgy GPS, and my phone rebooted so that might be why….)

Next run: Monday, 5 km @ 7:46 min/km, but I’m going to trial a 10k run tomorrow (which isn’t on my schedule)

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10K Training – Day 7: Getting Faster – Day 3

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Tracks: Endomondo. No ZR tracks because (you guessed it), the app is playing up on me again. Really frustrating when it happens.

Target: 3 km intervals @ 5:48 – 5:24 min/km. Completion time: 17:24 – 16:12 min/km

Achieved: 2.93 km @ 5:03 min/km.

I intended to use my ZR app to help with the interval training by getting zombie chased, but since the app kept crashing on me (I guess it doesn’t like working with gmusicfs), I had to go without.

Next run: Saturday – 5 km @ 5:48 – 5:40 min/km. Completion time: 29:00 – 28:20 min

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10K Training – Day 6: Getting Faster – Day 2

Tracks: ZR, Endomondo

Target: 5 km @ 5:48 – 5:40 min/km (Completion time target: 28:20-29:00)

Achieved: 5.40 km @ 5.34 min/km (6 secs faster than target range)

First “Fast” run of the training. Tough trying to break the 30 minute mark, and dropped to a walk several times, but a good start. The only way is up :)

On the downside, I was witness to the arrogance of a BMW driver (they’re normally a nightmare on the road anyway), arguing with a cyclist after he almost knocked the rider over. Of course, the driver blamed the cyclist, even though the cyclist was stationary before the driver even came round! I despair…. -_-

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10K Training – Day 5: Getting Faster – Day 1

Tracks: ZR (None – app playing up again), Endomondo (here, and here)

Disappointing today. My phone reset itself during my run, completely screwing up my stats.

10K Training: Missed Run

I missed today’s run due to a torrential downpour of rain. So I shifted my run to tomorrow. This means I’ll have three runs back to back – a jog tomorrow, a fast run (5 km @ 5:48 – 5:40 min/km), and my first interval run of the training (3 km @ 5:48 – 5:24 min/km).

The MyAsics website warns me against running “long distances in succession”. Well, I don’t really think 3k and 5k are significantly long distances, somehow….

Side Run #1

Tracks: ZR, Endomondo

Not part of my training plan, but felt like I could go for a second round, so, what the heck, I went for it. Felt surprisingly good actually…