Summertime, and the running is easy
Interval Training - 25 minutes
5 repeats of 2 minutes at effort 3 followed by 2 minutes jog recovery at effort 1
It’s Good Friday and I enter the Easter weekend in good spirits. My confidence is back after injury setbacks and I am looking to maximise the remaining time left before the marathon to get myself into the best possible shape.
This was my first speed session in some time – have deliberately stayed away from this kind of training over the last few weeks as it tends to aggravate my knee problem. However, the old knee is feeling a bit better, so I figured it was time to put in a quality session or two and try to get my heart rate up above 100.
Funny thing heart rate. I haven’t paid much attention to mine to be honest – I meant to by a heart monitor ages ago, but never got around to it, so I’ve stuck with the trusty stopwatch – but the one thing I can tell you is that my resting heart rate is now somewhere around 44/45. Now, I’m pretty sure that’s good, and just goes to show how beneficial running can be for your health. I’ve also lost about a stone in weight since I started training. Glad to see all the hard work has paid off somehow!
The weather today is unbelievable! It feels like summer. Grabbed my sunnies and headed for Regents Park.
I jogged down gently through Camden and stopped for some stretches in Camden Square. There were very few people about, but those that were looked to be enjoying the first really hot day of the year. By the time I made it to the edge of Regents Park, I was well warmed up.
Filled my water bottle and headed for the Broad Walk. There were people everywhere, spread across the park sunbathing, playing frisbee, walking with ice creams, drinking wine… it’s moments like these that test your mental strength – how easy it would have been to throw myself down on a grassy bank and snooze till evening…
I pressed on. Rather than running up and down the Broad Walk I picked a loop that was relatively free of sun seekers and started the watch. It’s been a while since I’ve cranked up the speed, but I didn’t feel too out of shape and managed to keep an even, quick pace for the 2 minute intervals. Hardly challenging I suppose, but felt good to get a decent workout.
I counted off the repeats in fairly quick succession, taking my 2 mins recovery between each set. I gulped water in between – the sun was really beating down!
In the second half of the session, I could feel my knee hurting, so was pleased to finish the fifth and final set and jog back up towards Primrose Hill. Far too hot to run all the way back, and didn’t want to overdo it, so I jumped on the trusty 274 back to Cally Road.
Not a bad session on a stunning day. Made me wonder how tough it would be if we get a day as hot as this on 22 April…
It’s Good Friday and I enter the Easter weekend in good spirits. My confidence is back after injury setbacks and I am looking to maximise the remaining time left before the marathon to get myself into the best possible shape.
This was my first speed session in some time – have deliberately stayed away from this kind of training over the last few weeks as it tends to aggravate my knee problem. However, the old knee is feeling a bit better, so I figured it was time to put in a quality session or two and try to get my heart rate up above 100.
Funny thing heart rate. I haven’t paid much attention to mine to be honest – I meant to by a heart monitor ages ago, but never got around to it, so I’ve stuck with the trusty stopwatch – but the one thing I can tell you is that my resting heart rate is now somewhere around 44/45. Now, I’m pretty sure that’s good, and just goes to show how beneficial running can be for your health. I’ve also lost about a stone in weight since I started training. Glad to see all the hard work has paid off somehow!
The weather today is unbelievable! It feels like summer. Grabbed my sunnies and headed for Regents Park.
I jogged down gently through Camden and stopped for some stretches in Camden Square. There were very few people about, but those that were looked to be enjoying the first really hot day of the year. By the time I made it to the edge of Regents Park, I was well warmed up.
Filled my water bottle and headed for the Broad Walk. There were people everywhere, spread across the park sunbathing, playing frisbee, walking with ice creams, drinking wine… it’s moments like these that test your mental strength – how easy it would have been to throw myself down on a grassy bank and snooze till evening…
I pressed on. Rather than running up and down the Broad Walk I picked a loop that was relatively free of sun seekers and started the watch. It’s been a while since I’ve cranked up the speed, but I didn’t feel too out of shape and managed to keep an even, quick pace for the 2 minute intervals. Hardly challenging I suppose, but felt good to get a decent workout.
I counted off the repeats in fairly quick succession, taking my 2 mins recovery between each set. I gulped water in between – the sun was really beating down!
In the second half of the session, I could feel my knee hurting, so was pleased to finish the fifth and final set and jog back up towards Primrose Hill. Far too hot to run all the way back, and didn’t want to overdo it, so I jumped on the trusty 274 back to Cally Road.
Not a bad session on a stunning day. Made me wonder how tough it would be if we get a day as hot as this on 22 April…
What's going down? The hill up the side of Camden Square that I'm usually running up
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