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06-04-26

Run -- 8.79k, 52:50

Notes

Faintest hints of some right hip weirdness in the last k + after I got home. So yeah, shall definitely taper/rest a bit this week. Not pain, just kind of a weird feeling.

Something like
Tues: 3 x 8' @ MP (so a bit slower than usual)
Wed: 40-45'
Thur: 6 x 3' (first few @ HM, last couple @ 10k)
Fri: 30'

but will play it by ear at little, of course

04-04-26

Run
- w/u
- 8 x (1k on / 1' off) [4:00 avg]
- c/d

13.98k, 1:11:07

Lift
same full body mix as last week

Notes

solid session. First rep was 4:11, just didn't really lock into it properly, then the rest were all solid. 4 reps at sub 4:00 pace, rest 4:01 or 4:02. Felt comfy. Not going to bother tapering for this 10k next week, beyond maybe dropping 1 rep on thurs and 10 mins on fri.

eta: plan for tmrw is 18k. which puts me just over 80km for the first time 

eta2: looked at the sirpoc book for his 10k race guidance. maybe i will taper (basically same as I outlined above, but dropping another rep and at an easier effort + shorter on friday). Also says his 10k pace is usually 0.95-0.97% his 1k rep pace. So, uh, 4:01 -> has me somewhere 3:49-3:54 (i.e. 38:10-39:00 flat). I'd be pretty thrilled with that. guess the plan will be to go out at 3:59 and adjust as things proceed. exciting.

02-04-26

Run
- w/u
- 5 x (6' on / 1' off) [4:05 avg]
- c/d

11.19, 55:51 total

OL Calf ISOs, like 2 x 5s each side

Notes

Nice nice nice. That pace was with 3 reps in the 'hard direction' on my usual loop here, too.

Treated myself to trying out the Vaporflys for this. They seem preetty helpful, based on how this felt, haha. Interestingly, cadence ~2-3 strides/min higher than usual. Would have thought they'd manifest as longer rather than more strides. Could also just be random or measurement error.

Sirpoc's guidance has the 6' reps workout as being pretty reflective of half marathon pace....well that'd be pretty exciting if so. Still plenty of time, and as I continue to feel fresh and good I'm hoping I'll be able to push the volume a bit over the next few weeks. Esp since I can probs chill a _little_ at work given I'm in my notice period now, haha.

i rediscovered/remembered ross enamait the other day. saw an article by john davis about strength training for running and that basically recommends circuit training, and it brought rossboxing right to mind. his blog is still up, so i was looking through the archives. got me itching to find a truck tire and buy a sledgehammer, lol.

this is one place where i disagree with most of what running people recommend re training. i jsut don't get any of the common arguments for circuit training as the main modality for strength. feel like if you're lifting for running purposes, your goals are (a) do a thing that helps the most with running and (b) accumulate the least fatigue. circuits seem bad on both counts! less rest, more metabolic, less strength focused, etc., all seem bad. i feel like the only lifting that makes sense is lower volume, high intensity power and/or strength work. like 2 sets (per week!) of 2-4 reps across relevant things

29-03-26

Run -- 17.13k, 1:42:30

Notes

74.2k, second longest weird ever. Biggest streak of 4 weeks (69.6, 69.7, 72.3, 74.2) that I've had. Last time I hit 75, I had only run 35, 50, and 63k the preceding weeks (with the half being in 50k week), and that's when my foot started really getting in the way of stuff. Think I've managed int a lot more sensibly this time around, so hoping we can keep building. In the spirit of that, made sure this run was < 10% longer than last week's long run (https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/59/17/1203).

48 fitness, but -10 form again (last week was -11) so will see how this coming week goes recovery wise. Made sure to bring carbs in my drink for the long run today, so hopefully that helps with recovery.

Third longest run (behind the half and a long run with SubT in it that I did last May), and longest 'easy' run by distance, tied-second-longest by time on feet (literally to the second, lmao, crazy coincidence). Next week should probably be PR for both (I.e > 1:47 and 17.61k). Exciting.

28-03-26

Run
- w/u
- 10 x (3' on / 1' off) [4:04 average]
- c/d

13.5k, 1:09:29

Lift
- RDL, Pistol Squat, Speed Skater Lunge, OL Calf
- Chins, Dips, Flyes, Curls, Laterals

Notes

Solid workout. Was wind-free for first 5 reps then got a brutal cross-wind for the second 5. Finally went to check the wind-effect chart in Sirpoc's book. 20km/h winds today, which he has as turning a 4:00 pace into 4:10. Seems about right. [eta: gusts up to 50 km/h, lol]

1 set of everything except calves, chins and laterals. Bringing in speed-skaters to get some lateral strength in, always feel like glute abductors/glute mede need more tlc

7 weeks + 1 day until the Hackney Half. Think I'm pretty much exactly on plan or a touch ahead. Should hit mid 380s for load again this week, despite it being sort of a 'down week' (one shorter easy run + dropped a SubT rep on Thurs), so if I go into next week feeling a bit refreshed, then an fully on-plan week should put me around 400 CTL, which was originally the target the heaviest week of training. Considering having a big week or two end of April where I maybe do some durability workouts (i.e. Saturday becomes 60 mins easy finishing with a SubT, then Sunday is just a normal long run?). I'll study Sirpoc's marathon block a bit and decide whether it's worth it.

26-03-26

Run
- w/u
- 4 x (6' on / 1'30" off) [4:20 avg]
- c/d

10.47k, 57:52

Notes

two reps ~4:08, two reps ~4:30. half with wind, half into the wind. Wind is just brutal here lately I'm so tired of it. Was feeling a bit tired so dropped the last rep and did a longer cooldown for a similar total volume.

24-03-26

Run
- w/u
- 3 x (10' on / 1'30" off) [4:25 avg]
- c/d

10.92k, 56:59

Lift - one set each of various upper body things

Notes

Legs heavy, unsurprisingly.

Windy af today. Was like 4:15 with the wind and 4:30 into it.

Picked up Bakken's book on Norwegian training, too. He suggests that the 10' reps are both (a) the most important and (b) the hardest threshold suggestions, and so suggests doing them on Thurs rather than Tuesday, especially if, like the weekend warrior that I am, you do a weekend-weighted training schedule. Interesting! My tuesday sessions are certainly usually the lowest quality so maybe I'll make that swap.

These fitness books, esp the self-published ones, would really benefit from indexing.