Wasn't feeling quite right this week, headaches and dodgey tummy plagued a number of my runs, all seemed a lot harder than they should have been. Only ran 5 days this week, combination of not wanting to run too much in my old orthotics and didn't want to overdo it due to the above.
Week in Summary 71.36k@4:23
Tues 8k@4:32
Wed 10k@4:29 Second run in old orthotics, legs were feeling sore all over, incl shins which I haven't had problems with for a couple of months. No more running in old orthotics!.
Fri 9k inc 1k@4:16 MP Warmup ,5k@4:00,3k@4:34 cooldown. Had a chuck after the 5k @4:00.
Sat 13k incl 1.83k@4:32 warmup, 8k@3:56, 3.2k@4:31 cooldown. Was meant to be a tempo run but seemed harder, once again had a chuck.
Sun am 18k@4:26, caught up with Craig and ran 12k together and watched part of the Perth half, good to see Henry and Jon out there doing well. Wasn't feeling the greatest so instead of doing my normal ritual of 30k run, 2 weeks out, split the 30k into 2 runs
1pm run 13.33k@4:30. 1 hour run, to make up for this mornings dismal effort.
Also congrats to Trace for getting up to running 7km straight now, my estimates are they are at approx 6:45 pace. She'll be ready to run for an hour straight soon and then 10km.
Anyway, I survived the week and can be thankful that I was able to run most days, unlike Epi who had a scare re swine flu, hopefully he gets the all clear early next week.
Next week will be approx 60k with longest run of 15k or thereabouts next Sun at easy pace. Rest of the week will hopefully be quite quick with a lot at MP or quicker.
Perth 2010 Marathon finish
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5 comments:
Try not to worry too much about your taper niggles, I think it is supposed to be pretty normal. You've done all the hard work so trust your training. All the best.
Maybe nature's way of holding you back.
Given the base you have built over the past year, you are unlikely to lose much even if you ease off more than you would like.
Rob - that's a pretty decent taper week considering all the issues. If you feel the tempo effort is too tough, perhaps you can back off a little and run at MP to avoid straining.
good week hope you feel better soon
You're just vomiting from the nerves of having to keep up with me on marathon day!
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