Long Sunday run

Done another 9 miler this Sunday. Much easier course and an easier pace and yet felt more like hard work. Not a good run at all. Strangely or not I think it was down to going too slow. Will see about upping pace again next time.

Barefoot

Actually went proper barefoot today. Having a stroll around Bradgate Park and decided to take shoes and socks off. Felt great to feel the different textures below the feet. Grass bracken rocks stones twigs all sorts. Most enjoyable. Will be doing that again.

Bilat rest week

Fourth week of the Bilat V02 routine, done usual 4 reps of a 1/4 mile hill. Nice and steady.

Thrussington Fun Run Sat 20th

My annual trip off road. Considering I ran 10k last Sunday non stop, had to walk some parts of this little fun run course. Stream crossings hay bales more stream crossings muddy banks. Great stuff. Seems some much tougher than the road. Good fun though.

Bilat Tueasday 3

Tough ole night tonight. Operating at 105% of V02 max pace. Avg 8:08 pace. Short but intense.

the Bells

Now race calendar has slowed down a bit, thought best get the bells moving again. Especially as how quick the year is going. Will be holiday time before you know it. Best do some work on the physique.

Kept it light and simple with a 12 KG.
20 around the body passes, 20 Fig 8 to hold, 20 sidebends, 20 windmills, 10 hack sqt, 20 suitcase, 10 behind neck goodmornings, 10 sumo, 20 press, 20 elbow rasie, 10 triple crush, 10 upright row, 20 rows, 10 bi curls.
Workload 2640kg. Nice intro back into it.

Markfield 10k

Markfield 10k today. Set off like a Loon. 8:50 first mile, what was I thinking? No matter. Come the finish another personal best. knocked 2 mins 10secs off previous best so happy with that. No warm up just straight into it. Probably explains scatty heart rate for tyhe first 3/4s of a mile. Suspect tech glitch with garmin as did not feel like that high to me.
Bit of a rest on the race front now. Concentrate on the Hinkley half.