Another week of training

May 30th, 2008

Liverpool Tunnel 10k this weekend! Hoping to run sub-50, based on last weekends 23min 5k. This will be the first proper run I have tried - the sport relief one was run very slowly and the tight course and press of people meant lots of dodging and diving. The weather looks good - overcast and 12-13 deg. Spot on for running!

Monday was recovery..
I did an interval session on Tuesday on the treadmill - speed work plus 4 mins 9kmh at 7.5% and then a 1 min at 10kmh and 8.5% to HTFU. I can run 60 secs at 15kmh now, so I should be able to develop a bit more speed over 5 and 10k this year. I followed this with a 1000m swim, where I got a whole lane to myself - bliss!
Wed night I went out on the bike, planning to do 20-30ks and come back for a 2km brick on the treadmill. I actually got back 1 puncture and 50 miles later - so no running. I hit the wall to some extent at 45 miles - headwind plus no nutrition during the ride. Again my body needs to HTFU!
Thursday I took easy as my legs are not used to 50 mile rides…
Tonight will be some kind of light session - tapering towards Sunday.

No races planned until Ripon on July 12th so I can train hard without interuption from now on. The biggest issue I face right now is food - I’m so bored at home that I have fallen back into comfort eating to fight the depression. All this exercise is keeping my weight steady, but thats really not my aim. I still want to drop 22-25lbs, which would leave me at 150lbs ish (healthy for 5ft7 is 119-162). I need to find a way of keeping motivated or some kind of distraction that keeps me out of the house more. I have lost weight before, just need to do it again. Online calculators reckon on 15s per kg lost over 5km, which means 10kg is worth 2:30 to me. Thats most of the distance I have to go to a sub 20 5k! Weight will also make a HUGE impact at Wenslydale and Helvellyn - each featuring close to a mile of height gain.

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