Daz Does Tri

Yesterdays run was 10 miles @ 167 bpm. Near as damn 10 miles tempo effort. Pace was shit but it was a workout. End of story, move on. This afternoon got my regulation 10k run with Andy around the wildlife park. He's getting fitter - 8:17/mm - we were knocking these out at 9:30-10/mm at the start of the year ! 4.8 miles tonight, kids everywhere in Cambourne couldn't be arsed with the last extra bit choping and changing everywhere. 6:58/mm for the run feeling pretty easy. Feeling good sitting here typing this - no niggles or aches & feeling OK. Been run down last week or so but it seems my pre-base work is done. I can run forever at 7/mm but sub 6:30 pace is too hard. Sure sign that it's time to move on a level. Have started getting my steady run at around 7/mm - same for my long runs. Just need to push a little harder on them to keep it here for 16 miles and need to hold back to 7/mm on the shorter runs and see HR improvement. Easy runs anything from 8+/...

Monday am) 6 pm) 5 Tuesday 2 mile tempo, long wu / cd Wednesday am) 10 easy pm) 5 Thursday Rest Friday 16 steady Saturday 8 Sunday 12 Thats the plan. All works if I can get through it. Long way to go...

After Sunday / Mondays stomach issues managed to get out for a tester 5 on Tuesday. 7:34/mm feeling okish. Farted about 1000 times on the run and by then end of it stomach was pretty much sorted. Wednesday felt alright and had a go at a decent 12. Managed 6:50/mm for the run feeling pretty damn good. Surprising turaround but started feeling a little fluey. Thursday had people over till Saturday so did 5 gentle miles with James @ 7:47/mm HR very low and feeling great. Few too many beers and fruit pastels consumed that night!! Friday 8 easy miles @ 6:53/mm HR almost best all year feeling like a jog. Best I have felt running this year and really positive about the weekend. Saturday rest up although still a little fluey and tired all day. Slept like a champ with the extr hour in bed. Woke up this morning ready to race. Picked Ian up, got to the start line feeling good. Can say a million things about this race. 64:17 was way short of both expectations and wishes. Not ...

Real bad stomach cramps since Thursday night, have no idea what it is - the missus thinks it's IBS but feels like trapped wind or a pulled muscle in my gut or something. Feels like a stabbing pain in my stomach when it's bad but does come and go. No chance of running today, gutted as I wanted to make up for yesterday. Tomorrow will have to properly address the diet, absolutely nothing interesting to eat and just water. Got a date with Ian down the track for 4 miles tempo (race pace for Sunday !) If I can't run tomorrow I will probably knock Sunday on the head which will piss me off no end. Have bought all sorts of medication - gaviscon, some shit for trapped wind, dyralite etc. etc. Annoyed that it's always something. Oh well, fingers crossed will be back at it tomorrow.

Last week I blogged about the ups and downs of getting fit. 2 steps forward and one step back I think is the phrase I used! After a good long run last Friday and great steady runs Sat & Sun, Monday & Tuesday this week were tiring. Just the miles catching up with me. Wednesday was a planned rest day and I felt great. Thursday I had planned to do my long run but life got in the way and it became a booze and junk fuelled rest day. First back to back rest days for some time! Thursday night I barely slept with stomach cramps. Friday was a busy day with family stuff on and I eventually got out for a steady 8 that went really well. Saturday again an easy 7 over the trails with 2 miles at hard effort. Really went well here with 2 miles at 6:08 and 6:20. The 6:08 was on road and really comfortable. The 6:20 was harder as it was on the trails but felt good to put my foot down a bit! What was nice was this trail run is quite slow going and usually an 8/mm effort and today...

Running often feel like two steps forward and one step back. After Friday, Saturday & Sundays really good paced runs Monday & Tuesday have been a real struggle. Got the miles in by doing two easy double days. Monday was 6.2 @ 8:28/mm and 4.8 @ 7:50/mm. The second run felt awful in the wind because my Garmin was showing 8:30 pace for most of the run and came up well short on the distance compared to usual. Good reason to bin the Garmin occasionally as it dictates how you feel. Today did an easy 8.4 with Andy at work on a new route at a decent clip for him - 8:21/mm. Legs felt really bad on this run. Felt tired and struggled and calves really ached. After stretching and rolling them hard the other night they don't seem to have been right since #morehardthangood !! Decided to have tomorrow as my rest day and move the long run to Thursday as I stil want to run long the day after a rest. So got out tonight for a plod in full tracksuit. 3.5 mile route than I have b...

5 miles steady yesterday @ 6:47/mm. First sub 7 run for a while. Pace was consistent throughout and felt pretty comfortable. This week I have finally started to feel a bit better running. The strength and recovery is starting to happen and the 8:20 pace from a week or so ago is becoming more like 7:40 pace which is moving bang into the area I need it to. Backed yesterdays run up with a shade over 10 @ 6:39/mm this morning. Ran with DC so it was always going to be quick. Felt pretty good today to be fair, the distance is finally starting to feel pretty standard and time wise and hour is not feeling like a mountain to run over ! Pace was- 6:52 (including aquiring satellites so bit quicker in reality) 6:43 6:37 6:29 6:30 6:38 6:30 6:33 6:45 6:43 6:50 pace for the extra bits This pace is perfect for me right now for my harder steady runs and is going to pay dividends long term. DC was on an easy paced long run today so it fit perfect with him. Good to have someon...