relax [TDC457]

Just a little 5 miles jogged today as recovery. Quads a bit stiff but otherwise a good sleep was most refreshing. I will have to decide whether to run a training marathon next Sunday by midweek. Time to put up the miles again, but recovery is all important. Unfortunately few think about it much?

Images from yesterday’s parkathon are available here. I’m a bit disappointed that ‘I forgot’ to press ‘lap’ after each section [5KM run or between part] as I would have loved to have seen the stats. I thought I was pressing? Apart from the couple of pacing 5KMs I think all were in the 25 minute range. Mile End is certainly a tough one to finish on. And I discovered that 40 miles is my limit [at 8.30 pace] without refueling [except from water].

Nearly through another Juneathon and looking forward to the next big challenge. Hopefully it will be the Everest challenge if Andre gets well enough, else it will be a mega hill run event mid July. Ouch.

TDC 457 days 4519 miles
RTR70 2065/3360 [43]

parkathon [TDC456]

Full report tomorrow, but I just wanted to post the picture of the five completers for 2015. Special mention goes to Jenny who ran farther than ever before and Jerry who had never even run a 10K before but did all seven 5Ks and cycled between them too [and home after].

Personally I am happy with my 43 miles today at an average of 8.29 pace. Done pretty much just with water. After two hours kip on arriving home though, I have demolished 3 pints of milk, 2 bananas and a whole Soreen loaf as well as parkathon cake.

TDC 456 days 4514 miles
RTR70 2060/3360 [42]

parkathon [TDC85]

Real short post tonight as a little tired. We had the first parkathon today and despite restrictions on publicising we had around 40 runners through the day come and join us at some point. Nine runners completed all seven 5K runs and special mention to Connell Kirley who ‘completed’ the hard way [i.e. 35K but by running the first four stages and the distances between; so less rest]. Several ran multi-stages and biked between.

Personally I did the whole 43 miles [All 7 stages and the distances between]. The last ‘between stages run’ [with lots of traffic light stops] and last stage was getting quite hard and my pace slowed to 10 minute miles. I had to log on two watches as my Garmin 610 battery pooches after only 7 hours so I used it just to log the between stages part and timed the actual 5Ks on another watch.

Times for my 5Ks: 27, 26, 26.30, 26.15, 25.30, 26.15, 31 the Mile End course is a hard one to end the day, on tired legs.

Time to soak legs and an early sleep.

TDC 85 days 819 miles