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10K Training – Day 11: Getting Faster – Day 7

Tracks: ZR (Beta track here), Endomondo

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

Achieved: 2.68 km, 5:30 min/km. Interesting run. This is the first time I’ve seriously tried to use the Zombie Chases option inside the Zombies, Run! app. The first chase happened at 0.47 km into the run. Easily evaded since I was pretty fresh into the run. The second chase happened 2.44 km into the run. I got caught this time. :-(. Interestingly fun, though.

Chases require you to go around 15% faster than your current speed, and can go up to a minute in sprinting. If you put enough distance between yourself and the zombie, you evade them. If you last more than a minute, you evade them. The chase started at 100m and I managed to get 110m between myself and the first zombie.

When the second chase happened, I hadn’t fully recovered from the first chase, so I got caught. But still, it helps push my training. I’m going to keep using this. Maybe I can throw it in during my long runs to help put some variety in my training.

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

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10K Training – Delayed Run #2

Today’s 3 km run has been delayed to tomorrow. ZR app again decided not to play with gmusicfs. I think as soon as I successfully resync, I’m going to backup everything. I think I’ll have to put back my mp3 collection onto my phone (which is what I was trying to avoid) and use that.

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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