April 14th, 2009
I’m in need of a nap, so this’ll be a short one.
Rainy interval session today – 5x1000m@5k pace w/90sec. rec’s. It went like this: 4:11, 4:05, 4:08, 4:12, 4:09 (avg. pace 6:40).
I did the same workout on Feb. 10th, averaging 6:50s, with longer recoveries (2:00 as opposed to 1:30) and actually had to (gasp) walk the last two recoveries that day. No walking today and my HR was 2% lower for the Avg and Max than it was in February, so more happy goodness all ’round.
Now it’s a week of easy runs (woohoo!) with some strides here and there because I have a 10K coming up on Sunday. Goal? The low side of 43:xx. We’ll see.
Oh, I found another great plugin for Sporttracks, Training Load. It works with your HR data, lets you put in a race date and tells you your training fatigue and fitness level as the day approaches. Great fun for those of us who like to waste time with numbers.
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You are going to shock and awe at Allentown.
Thanks for the Sporttracks tip.
Oh dear, Julie, I can’t imagine shock and awe on the menu, I’ve never been one of those runners that surprise themselves in a race, what a dream/tv movie-of-the-week that would be. Love you for having confidence in me, thanks girl.
Good luck this weekend!
I think the shock and awe may be in order…your speedy workouts are showing you have it in ya.
I will third the shock and awe comment. You are speedy!!! Have a great race and I look for to your RR!
We’re the ones who get to experience shock and awe. Flo just gets “happy goodness all round”
Uh oh, now I’m scared. You know I love you guys/gals for your unending support, you’ve all been the best group of readers, contributors and friends a gal could every hope to ask for, but don’t get too excited for me or I’ll feel like a huge shit if I don’t produce. Must go find Tums…
No pressure! I am definitely interested to see how you do…but please have fun!
Hi Flo, Am I going to have to say something crazy on the boards to get a ‘personal’ from you. Hahahaha! I wanted to wish you luck on your 10K this weekend. I can’t wait to hear how you do. XO-HG!
Training load rocks. I’ve been using it for a couple of months now. There is an interesting feature of it that basically tells you a date before your target event date after which ANY training is counter-productive for performance at that specific event. The guy has some scientific studies to back it all up too.