mile14

A slow one tonight. A mile [watch died before run started!] in 6.46; Too fast over first 409m 1:32, through halfway in another 1:43 [3:15], third lap completed with 1:47 [5:02] then died on last lap of 1:44 I guess my brain got locked into the faster 400M repeats from the other week?

Strangely whilst I have backtracked on my weight loses [back up to 13 stone – 182 lbs] my times are 1 minute quicker than at the start of the year. Back to square one on the weight control then.

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4th London

Another lovely year volunteering [managing] baggage trucks at the start of the London Marathon.

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big

Lovely sunny morning for parkrun duties and a record number of 252 participants for week five. Great to see some of the guys.

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intervals

Blistering hot day; even hot in the evening, but ended up doing an impromptu interval session. Quite surprised at 13 stone to still be able to at least run 400 metre repeats in around 90 seconds a lap. Untimed standing recoveries [about 2-3 minutes] so not high quality stuff but pleasing none-the-less. 1.33, 1.31, 1.30, 1.31, 1.34, 1.35 Funny to see watch logging them at 0.26 or 0.27 rather than the usual 0.24 of a mile [is the same bloody 400 metre track lap each time/week.

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lon mon

Only ended up jogging a couple of miles on way to pick up London Marathon volunteering kit. Heart just not in it today.

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saturday

First RD role at new parkrun. Jog there.

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read

So apparently according to the Cooper Test for a man in his 40s you are in trouble [30% greater risk of heart problems etc] if you can’t run a 10 minute mile but you are in top notch shape if you can run an 8 minute mile. A 7 minute mile puts you in the 30s top notch group. Yippee, I have gained some years.

It has been so nice this week to have a bit of time to speed read some books on running.

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minimal

Should be working over Easter but can’t help reading some running books; even though not doing any long stuff this year.

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no intervals

Just a jog to track this evening.

Latest book read:

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