Sunshine
5 miles in 38:49 (PB)
Route: Lowestoft circuit 1
Today was my last “weekend long run”. I have been out training every Sunday since Christmas, with distances steadily increasing from 5 miles in January to 20 miles two weeks ago. I have run in Lowestoft, London, Richmond and Windsor, around the streets, the parks, along coast and over heath. I haven’t missed a single week.
I am well into my taper now, so today’s distance was a rather easy looking 5 miles. I set a personal best time for this route, but it wasn’t a textbook effort by any means (it seems that 5 miles is no longer far enough for me to get into a good rhythm). I didn’t feel especially sprightly either, but I’m not worried because Sam Murphy says:
“It is not unusual to feel suddenly lethargic and heavy during the taper. This is partly because your glycogen stores are full (since you aren’t continually depleting them with training) and each gram of glycogen stores with it 3 grams of water. Your body has also become accustomed to a large volume of activity, and removing this from the equation can leave you feeling as if you could barely run a mile, let alone a marathon.”
These are wise words, but I doubt that the massive Sunday Roast and orange chocolate cake I ate later in the day will help my cause – yes, I have finally cracked under the pressure and eaten something bad. Oh well.
The other big issue of the day (other than the news that I taught Andrew not one but two golfing lessons over the weekend) is that the sun has been blazing down on the east coast all this week and it looks set to continue. I struggled in the heat a bit today and it will definitely affect my performance next weekend if it stays as hot as this.
Fingers crossed for cool and overcast weather please.
Route: Lowestoft circuit 1
Today was my last “weekend long run”. I have been out training every Sunday since Christmas, with distances steadily increasing from 5 miles in January to 20 miles two weeks ago. I have run in Lowestoft, London, Richmond and Windsor, around the streets, the parks, along coast and over heath. I haven’t missed a single week.
I am well into my taper now, so today’s distance was a rather easy looking 5 miles. I set a personal best time for this route, but it wasn’t a textbook effort by any means (it seems that 5 miles is no longer far enough for me to get into a good rhythm). I didn’t feel especially sprightly either, but I’m not worried because Sam Murphy says:
“It is not unusual to feel suddenly lethargic and heavy during the taper. This is partly because your glycogen stores are full (since you aren’t continually depleting them with training) and each gram of glycogen stores with it 3 grams of water. Your body has also become accustomed to a large volume of activity, and removing this from the equation can leave you feeling as if you could barely run a mile, let alone a marathon.”
These are wise words, but I doubt that the massive Sunday Roast and orange chocolate cake I ate later in the day will help my cause – yes, I have finally cracked under the pressure and eaten something bad. Oh well.
The other big issue of the day (other than the news that I taught Andrew not one but two golfing lessons over the weekend) is that the sun has been blazing down on the east coast all this week and it looks set to continue. I struggled in the heat a bit today and it will definitely affect my performance next weekend if it stays as hot as this.
Fingers crossed for cool and overcast weather please.
The sun shines across the golden sands of Lowestoft beach
posted by Jonathan @ 12:18 AM
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