From the last Sunday I ran, I did not run till this past Thursday , so I did not run for 18 days, due to work commitments, as I pretty much predicted. As I said before the job is very physically demanding and I have been dropping a lot of weight, so I had to take a break from running, plus I just dedícate the day to sleep, I pretty much have my sleep Schedule screwed up, but I need the money. The contract was supposed to finish on December 28th, but they extended the contract till January 5th, after that I dont know if I ll keep working or not.
I was in very great shape in running, my best shape in years, but I am not a profesional runner, so its only a hobby. Its a huge part of my life though, and I miss the training.
On Thursday, after 18 days off, I did 35 mins with my brother in the park near home at 1 p.m., my brother after the fist lap took off since He was doing a stride workout, I just kept the effort easy, but after the first lap in 6:01, the second in 5:45, I was running from 5:35 - 5:39 for the remaining laps, so that is faster than my normal easy pace. I felt good, but could feel out of shape in the lungs, the pace felt like walking.
Unlike my past breaks from running because of injuries or whatever reason, this time around, I am not worried about my fitness, because given that is a physically demanding job, keeps me in shape and keeps me burning calories like a machine. However, I miss the running and the routine, I cant seem to get into a routine working at nights, I pretty much rest and sleep during the day and on days off, I just want to keep resting. Anyway, I ll make myself run today, another easy run, I cant let all my training go to waste.
Planning 30-35 mins easy today before going to work tonight!
Hope your running is going well! Have a great Sunday!
domingo, 30 de diciembre de 2018
jueves, 13 de diciembre de 2018
Catching up
On Friday I ran at 7 p.m. with my brother in the park near my home, I did 41:52 total time, the pace was easy , I think I did around 7 laps or so. Weather was a bit cold, but wore my windbreaker.
On Saturday I ran at 7 p.m. again and did an unplanned tempo, I decided that I was going to do a tempo after I started the run, I felt somewhat fresh so after a couple of easy laps in 12:33, I told my brother that I was going to run a bit faster for around 5 laps, I had planned to run at around 5:30 mins per km, or 5 mins or a bit less for each lap of the park. The plan showed better than expected and I averaged 5 mins per km for 25:03, so I did around 5k at my tempo pace, I have not lost a lot of fitness and the pace felt controlled. Splits per lap were 4:38, 9:03 (4:25), 13:32 (4:29), 18:00 (4:28), 22:28 (4:28) for 5 laps and then completed the 25 mins. Then did around 10-11 mins easy running for cool down. Was satisfied with that workout, just to maintain some fitness.
On Sunday before work, I did around at around 7 p.m., 41:10 total time, just easy running to recover from Saturday`s effort. Despite the pace was easy, I did the first lap in 5:52 and progressed to 5:40s range for the rest of the run. I did not wear my windbreaker since the weather was in 20-21 degrees. Felt good and easy.
5 runs for the week, decent week given how physical the work I am in is, so doing what I can
This week I have not run, I was going to rest on MOnday and Tuesday, since I had to work Sunday night, Monday night and Tuesday night and I was going to start with the running this week on Wednesday, but on Tuesday work was very hard, lots of strength work for hours on end and I was just trashed, I basically slept for the whole Wednesday once I got home. Today I am much more recovered and I am going to do an easy run.
As I said, this month I ll be running easy and not focused much on running which is a shame because I was in great shape, but all in all I am doing a lof of exercise and strength work at work, so burning a lot of calories.
Have a great week!
On Saturday I ran at 7 p.m. again and did an unplanned tempo, I decided that I was going to do a tempo after I started the run, I felt somewhat fresh so after a couple of easy laps in 12:33, I told my brother that I was going to run a bit faster for around 5 laps, I had planned to run at around 5:30 mins per km, or 5 mins or a bit less for each lap of the park. The plan showed better than expected and I averaged 5 mins per km for 25:03, so I did around 5k at my tempo pace, I have not lost a lot of fitness and the pace felt controlled. Splits per lap were 4:38, 9:03 (4:25), 13:32 (4:29), 18:00 (4:28), 22:28 (4:28) for 5 laps and then completed the 25 mins. Then did around 10-11 mins easy running for cool down. Was satisfied with that workout, just to maintain some fitness.
On Sunday before work, I did around at around 7 p.m., 41:10 total time, just easy running to recover from Saturday`s effort. Despite the pace was easy, I did the first lap in 5:52 and progressed to 5:40s range for the rest of the run. I did not wear my windbreaker since the weather was in 20-21 degrees. Felt good and easy.
5 runs for the week, decent week given how physical the work I am in is, so doing what I can
This week I have not run, I was going to rest on MOnday and Tuesday, since I had to work Sunday night, Monday night and Tuesday night and I was going to start with the running this week on Wednesday, but on Tuesday work was very hard, lots of strength work for hours on end and I was just trashed, I basically slept for the whole Wednesday once I got home. Today I am much more recovered and I am going to do an easy run.
As I said, this month I ll be running easy and not focused much on running which is a shame because I was in great shape, but all in all I am doing a lof of exercise and strength work at work, so burning a lot of calories.
Have a great week!
jueves, 6 de diciembre de 2018
Getting better
Yesterday I decided to skip the run because I was very sore, I looked like a 100 year old guy. I was sore from head to toe. I slept a lot yesterday and today so I could recover as best as I could since tonight I gotta work again.
However, today at 6:15 p.m. I ran with my brother in the park close to home, my brother would do a 1 min fast, 1 min slow fartlek, and I would do just an easy 35 mins run.
The first lap I crossed in 6:18 very slow and very sore, but as the run went on I felt better and better and never looked at the watch till the end. Finished 6 laps in 35:23, so I increased pace as I warmed up, felt much better by the end but the effort was still easy. The hard workout comes tonight at work.
Weather was good and felt pretty good once I warmed up.
Have a great Thursday!
However, today at 6:15 p.m. I ran with my brother in the park close to home, my brother would do a 1 min fast, 1 min slow fartlek, and I would do just an easy 35 mins run.
The first lap I crossed in 6:18 very slow and very sore, but as the run went on I felt better and better and never looked at the watch till the end. Finished 6 laps in 35:23, so I increased pace as I warmed up, felt much better by the end but the effort was still easy. The hard workout comes tonight at work.
Weather was good and felt pretty good once I warmed up.
Have a great Thursday!
miércoles, 5 de diciembre de 2018
Zapping the zero very tired
I worked Monday and Tuesday midnight, I rested on Monday because I was very tired from work and took the day for sleeping and preparing for the next day of work. On Tuesday I was very sore and 7tired, slept hours when I came to work and at 7:30 p.m. I get a run in with my brother in the park near my home. I was very sore in the whole body, but I dont want to lose a lot of the fitness that I have creted, so I ll run easy for the month that I ll be in that demanding job. It would be foolish to do hard workouts outside of the work stress.
I did 6 laps in 34:55, but completed the 35 mins. We started very slow, but in the 4th lap my brother wanted to do one lap fast and I increased the pace as well and I was trying to run as relaxed as posible, but my whole body was sore, but in the end of the lap I had passed my brother, but eased in the last few meters and We finished together for that lap in 3:58 for around 900m, I finished more tired than when I do 1000m repeats in the Turia, but it was due to the work fatigue, after that fast lap, I did 2 easy laps to complete 35 mins.
It feels good to be running, but I have to be honest the current job is more tiring than running 100 times. Anyway, its temporal and I am looking at it one day at a time.
No work last night nor tonight, so I Will run tonight and tomorrow night before work, need to take advantage of off days to rest and to run, and to look for another job.
Have a great day!
I did 6 laps in 34:55, but completed the 35 mins. We started very slow, but in the 4th lap my brother wanted to do one lap fast and I increased the pace as well and I was trying to run as relaxed as posible, but my whole body was sore, but in the end of the lap I had passed my brother, but eased in the last few meters and We finished together for that lap in 3:58 for around 900m, I finished more tired than when I do 1000m repeats in the Turia, but it was due to the work fatigue, after that fast lap, I did 2 easy laps to complete 35 mins.
It feels good to be running, but I have to be honest the current job is more tiring than running 100 times. Anyway, its temporal and I am looking at it one day at a time.
No work last night nor tonight, so I Will run tonight and tomorrow night before work, need to take advantage of off days to rest and to run, and to look for another job.
Have a great day!
lunes, 3 de diciembre de 2018
The easy continues
On Saturday I ran in the evening at 6:50 p.m., I ran again on the park close to my home. I ran alone this time around. I ran 8 laps at an easy pace for a total time of 45:39, completed the 46:05. Negative Split ( first half in 23:03, second half in 22:37), I only looked at the watch in the first one, halfway and finish time. Felt good and the weather was fine.
On Sunday, in the morning I watched the Valencia marathon which was a total blast, the elite races was very interesting and I had the privilege to see Tsegaye Kebede live and running an outstanding 2:05:20 for 4th place.
In the eveing, at 6:30 p.m., I went out again to the park, and the plan was to do 8 laps again. First lap came in 5:45, halfway in 22:39 and finish in 44:55 (the 8 laps, but again completed the 46 mins), so a bit faster than yesterday but at the same easy effort. Weather was great, around 14 degrees.
So 5 runs for the week, which I feel good about.
On that same night at 9:40 p.m. I had to head for my first day of work, I thought that it was going to be physically demanding job, but I fell short, its a non stop thing for hours and hours. You get 30 mins rest, but the other 8 hours are in constant movement. Very tiring job, so my running Will have to take a back seat in the month that I Will be there, which is a shame because I was in great shape and improving, but I have to make it that way, if not I ll break myself down. As I said earlier, other priorities are more important than running.
I took the day off today, I got from work at 11 a.m., ate something and sleep some till round 5 p.m, with interruptions of course, its difficult to sleep continuously during the day. Tonight, off to work again, but I am off till Thursday night, so that free time I ll get advantage of day to run.
I hope things improve for me and I can train like the past weeks/ months.
Have a great start to the week!
On Sunday, in the morning I watched the Valencia marathon which was a total blast, the elite races was very interesting and I had the privilege to see Tsegaye Kebede live and running an outstanding 2:05:20 for 4th place.
In the eveing, at 6:30 p.m., I went out again to the park, and the plan was to do 8 laps again. First lap came in 5:45, halfway in 22:39 and finish in 44:55 (the 8 laps, but again completed the 46 mins), so a bit faster than yesterday but at the same easy effort. Weather was great, around 14 degrees.
So 5 runs for the week, which I feel good about.
On that same night at 9:40 p.m. I had to head for my first day of work, I thought that it was going to be physically demanding job, but I fell short, its a non stop thing for hours and hours. You get 30 mins rest, but the other 8 hours are in constant movement. Very tiring job, so my running Will have to take a back seat in the month that I Will be there, which is a shame because I was in great shape and improving, but I have to make it that way, if not I ll break myself down. As I said earlier, other priorities are more important than running.
I took the day off today, I got from work at 11 a.m., ate something and sleep some till round 5 p.m, with interruptions of course, its difficult to sleep continuously during the day. Tonight, off to work again, but I am off till Thursday night, so that free time I ll get advantage of day to run.
I hope things improve for me and I can train like the past weeks/ months.
Have a great start to the week!
sábado, 1 de diciembre de 2018
Easy week
This week has been easy running wise, because I have been in a recruiting process of a job, The contract is temporary, but something is something and I Will do save some money. It Will also open the doors to the job market here in Spain, since I dont have job experience here in Spain.
Anyway, probably for the job duration I wont be able to get in a lot of hard runs and not train as disciplined as the last 3-4 months. This is just a hobby and job and make money is a priority for me right now. I ll still run, but the workouts and long runs Will have to take a back seat in the mean time or maybe not! The job is very physical and the shift is at night so that is the reason that I maybe put the hard running in the back burner.
Monday I took the day off, because I went out to eat with my brother and We just ate a lot of chicken, no biggies, just switch the rest day from Tuesday to Monday, so started the running week on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, at 6:00 p.m. I went to the Turia Park already dark and went to the "Churchill" in 16:30, to be honest I thought tht I was going way faster, but no biggies, it was just a recovery run. I ran 45 mins for the day.
On Wednesday I had planned to do 400s repeats at my normal time in the Turia, but at 1 p.m. I received the call from the company telling my that I was one of the selected people (I was happy!) and have to fill a security course in that evening, I received the course at 4 p.m. or so , started at 5 p.m. because I saw that the duration was 4 hours and I had to go the supermarket, went to the supermarket and then I was all focused on the course, the course took me around 6 hours, but I got it done! As you can imagine, I did not run that day , so no repeats.
I decided to just do this week easy but keep the consistent running going. On Thursday, I was not in the mood to the Turia, so went I went downstairs to head to the Turia, I decided to go to a park nearby my home, so I did not have to walk 25 mins to the Turia and 25 mins back to home, its true that is extra exercise, but sometimes ( and its the beauty of running) you want to start right away and dont waste time commuting to another place to run there. Anyway, each lap has around 900m, but you dont get interrumpted by traffic , the terrain is good, is pretty much dirt and the views are good. After 3 laps you are on autopilot. I just did 8 laps and finished in a time of 46:02. laps at an easy effort took me around 5:40- 5:45 per lap. The weather was very good and I felt fresh and great. Kept the effort easy.
Yesterday (Friday), I got from the training and 3 something pm and ate lunch at almost 4 p.m. I told my brother about the park that I ran on Thursday and He agreed to meet at my home to do laps in the park. I had walked more than 40 mins in the morning to get to the industry, so I thought that I would be trashed in my run.
I just ran with my brother for the first 30 mins (4 laps in the park I think, We were going slower than yesterday since it was his first run back after the Varicela and We kept the effort easy). After He stopped, I took off my watch and gave it to him and said record my time for the next 3 laps since I Will do it faster, tempo run pace or so. I felt pretty good and the weather was great, so wanted to finish faster, thats the thing of running 2 hard workouts per week, that when you dont do them you feel fresh.
The times for the next 3 laps accordint to my brother were in 4:22,4:18,4:03. In the last one I wanted to run sub 4 mins, at the same effort or without going all out, but in the second half of the last lap I really increased effort and in the last 100m I did really kick in (without losing form). Anyway, finished in 43:36, but kept running easy till 46 mins. I dont know the exact pace per km, but all 3 laps were sub 4:50s and the last one I think sub 4:30s. Felt good, and today as I type this I am not sore nor tired. Those workouts put me in very good shape, but as I said earlier, job and making money are priority, in the end , running is just a hobby that you cant just allow to get ahead your head.
This evening I ll run again the park as I am running alone, Will kept the effort easy and Will run 45-50 mins. Tomorrow night I start to work, and tomorrow morning is the Valencia maratón where my brother and I Will be expecting. I ll run in the evening just before work.
I think running is much enjoyable, when you are working and have other priorities, but its also true that when you are working hard, you just want to run easy to destress and dont have the motivation to run hard structured workouts. At least, that has been the case for me, and that is the reason maybe that I have not improved for years in my working years.
Enough rambling!! Have great weekend!
Anyway, probably for the job duration I wont be able to get in a lot of hard runs and not train as disciplined as the last 3-4 months. This is just a hobby and job and make money is a priority for me right now. I ll still run, but the workouts and long runs Will have to take a back seat in the mean time or maybe not! The job is very physical and the shift is at night so that is the reason that I maybe put the hard running in the back burner.
Monday I took the day off, because I went out to eat with my brother and We just ate a lot of chicken, no biggies, just switch the rest day from Tuesday to Monday, so started the running week on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, at 6:00 p.m. I went to the Turia Park already dark and went to the "Churchill" in 16:30, to be honest I thought tht I was going way faster, but no biggies, it was just a recovery run. I ran 45 mins for the day.
On Wednesday I had planned to do 400s repeats at my normal time in the Turia, but at 1 p.m. I received the call from the company telling my that I was one of the selected people (I was happy!) and have to fill a security course in that evening, I received the course at 4 p.m. or so , started at 5 p.m. because I saw that the duration was 4 hours and I had to go the supermarket, went to the supermarket and then I was all focused on the course, the course took me around 6 hours, but I got it done! As you can imagine, I did not run that day , so no repeats.
I decided to just do this week easy but keep the consistent running going. On Thursday, I was not in the mood to the Turia, so went I went downstairs to head to the Turia, I decided to go to a park nearby my home, so I did not have to walk 25 mins to the Turia and 25 mins back to home, its true that is extra exercise, but sometimes ( and its the beauty of running) you want to start right away and dont waste time commuting to another place to run there. Anyway, each lap has around 900m, but you dont get interrumpted by traffic , the terrain is good, is pretty much dirt and the views are good. After 3 laps you are on autopilot. I just did 8 laps and finished in a time of 46:02. laps at an easy effort took me around 5:40- 5:45 per lap. The weather was very good and I felt fresh and great. Kept the effort easy.
Yesterday (Friday), I got from the training and 3 something pm and ate lunch at almost 4 p.m. I told my brother about the park that I ran on Thursday and He agreed to meet at my home to do laps in the park. I had walked more than 40 mins in the morning to get to the industry, so I thought that I would be trashed in my run.
I just ran with my brother for the first 30 mins (4 laps in the park I think, We were going slower than yesterday since it was his first run back after the Varicela and We kept the effort easy). After He stopped, I took off my watch and gave it to him and said record my time for the next 3 laps since I Will do it faster, tempo run pace or so. I felt pretty good and the weather was great, so wanted to finish faster, thats the thing of running 2 hard workouts per week, that when you dont do them you feel fresh.
The times for the next 3 laps accordint to my brother were in 4:22,4:18,4:03. In the last one I wanted to run sub 4 mins, at the same effort or without going all out, but in the second half of the last lap I really increased effort and in the last 100m I did really kick in (without losing form). Anyway, finished in 43:36, but kept running easy till 46 mins. I dont know the exact pace per km, but all 3 laps were sub 4:50s and the last one I think sub 4:30s. Felt good, and today as I type this I am not sore nor tired. Those workouts put me in very good shape, but as I said earlier, job and making money are priority, in the end , running is just a hobby that you cant just allow to get ahead your head.
This evening I ll run again the park as I am running alone, Will kept the effort easy and Will run 45-50 mins. Tomorrow night I start to work, and tomorrow morning is the Valencia maratón where my brother and I Will be expecting. I ll run in the evening just before work.
I think running is much enjoyable, when you are working and have other priorities, but its also true that when you are working hard, you just want to run easy to destress and dont have the motivation to run hard structured workouts. At least, that has been the case for me, and that is the reason maybe that I have not improved for years in my working years.
Enough rambling!! Have great weekend!
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