Catching up

 Tuesday - December 8th  - Tempo at 4 p.m. with my brother, that day was holidays in Valencia. Warmed up 15 mins + 5 easy 50m strides. Then did 5k in 24:33. Brother defeated me, he did 24:20, but pretty much went ahead within the first 100m and I could not match the bridge. First km was in 4:43, too fast compared to past week, halfway was in 12:13 ( did not look, but pressed the split). Felt a bit tired, and I really wanted to improve the 24:16 of the previous week. 15 mins cool down to home to complete 6 miles total.

Wednesday 09th  - After work, did 8 laps in the blasco park ,but starting from my home. Did 49:36. 

Thursday 10th - After work, did the same as the day prior,but included some strides easy and controlled, did 48:32.

Friday  - off

Saturday11th   -  At 11 a.m. did the new route that I have been doing, doing 1 lap to my brother`s route and did 51:08.

Sunday 12th - At 4 p.m. Did 35 mins within the new route and then went to the turia park and finished my run 75 mins. This run was a good pace, it was a 5:30-5:40 average pace per km. Really pushed in the last 300-400m. 

5 runs for the week, decent week of training.

Monday -  off -  went to a birthday and ate delicious food.

Tuesday - Did 8 laps in the park starting from my home. Did 5 easy strides from laps 6 to 8. This run was done after work. But heck running after work when you have a ton of work its not motivating, you pretty much have to rush from work because you have to run and its already dark.

Wednesday -  off again. No motitavation and I was pretty hungry.

Thursday - After work. Did 32:31, did 5 laps in the blasco park starting from home. I had to cut it short, because I was going to a chinese all you can eat.

I have not run since that day, really no motivation. I have been very busy and if I did not run in the morning, I pretty much lose the run. Given that there are no races in the near future ( I could not care less about virtual races), my training has no meaning, especially with the glute and leg problem that i have been experimenting. Anyway, tomorrow is a new week and I do better start moving my butt again, because I am eating like a pig and I will pretty much get back to 200 pounds, if I keep up with this eating. Eating is something that I do pretty well, as opposed to running, lol. In all seriousness, I should start training again, so that when races come, I am ready to start racing.

2 runs for the week. No pretty!

I hope that your running is going well!

Catching up

Sunday November 29th - At 4 p.m. I did 70 mins, To the Turia park, mostly was easy, but in the last km I pushed the pace a bit. Did a negative split of 80 seconds of something like that. Weather was pretty good and I felt good.

Monday 30/11 -  That day I went back to work after 2 weeks off. When I left work I was very hungry so I skipped the run.

Tuesday 01/12 - After work I wanted to do  tempo run in the turia park, and thats essentially what I did, but this time it was at night, since its already dark at 6 p.m.. I started the run at 7:20 p.m., warmed up 15 mins to the Turia park with 5 x 50 easy strides, I am doing the strides very easy, since I still feel my glute and hamstring bothering me sometimes, and thats why I am not doing intervals. No competitions in sight, so its better to take things slowly. Well, the plan was to run a bit faster than last week, and I felt pretty good overall, the weather was just great. I am only looking the watch in the first km , split halfway without looking and then look the watch the end. First km for the 5k tempo was 4:53, halfway in 12:10 ( did not look at the watch), then finished in 24:16, so negative split again for 4 seconds. Felt better than last week and was not sore at all the next day, so I am heading the right direction. That first tempo run back sucked. 15 mins cool down to home.

Wednesday 02/12 -  I was pressed for time when I left work, because I had to eat dinner with my house mates, so I only had time for 40 mins, started at home, and then when to the blasco park, did 6 laps and back home.

Thursday 03/12 -  When I left work at 7 p.m., I headed out to the blasco park from home running, did 8 laps and back home again, that took me 50:51, laps were around 5:35-5:40. Very easy effort and the pace was very easy. Weather was great. With this weather you dont even break a sweat.

Friday -  off  - I drank beer instead lol.

Saturday -  At 09:00 a.m.I headed to do my longer run of the week, 70 mins. I did that on Saturday, because on Sunday was the Valencia half marathon and marathon and I wanted to watch it. This run was basically the same pace as last week long run, but I felt much slower. I started faster than I though, but did not look at the watch much, only to turn back. Ran around 80-90 seconds negative split, but without pushing much the pace in the second half. Felt pretty good.

Sunday - I went to watch in the streets of Valencia the marathon and half marathon live, watching those guys run live its a dream come true, they dont look like humans. First 4 guys broke the HM world record. In the marathon they ran pretty solid 2:03:00. A lot of guys dropped out, the weather was great in my opinion, but not much fans and spectators, and a lot of people running alone. That must be very hard when you are in the 30k, no spectators and battling with the wall and inner demons. American Emily sisson ran alone the whole way, but she was like running that there was no tomorrow, She was shy by 2 seconds off her PR. 67:26. If she would have someone to run with, I think She could have done it. It was an amazing experience. Personally I thought that Rhonex Kipruto would win, but I also thought that Kandie could make it. That Kandie has run 58:xx in the half 3 times this year. I watched Kiplimo and Kandie in the 20k head to head battling to home. Man, that is racing. I laugh at the term virtual racing, sorry but I dont buy it, a true race is head to head competition. The intention of virtual racing is good, but it will never be like an actual race, no matter if you do a PR in that virtual racing.

With the inspiration and motivation from watching the marathon, I ran at 5 p.m. in the route that I ran last Saturday, which is nice, a lot of intersections, so its best to do it on weekends, then I headed out to my brother`s route and did 1 lap, then back home. Stopped the run at 52:13, so 8k something. Felt pretty good and strong. Again, the weather was good and I barely broke a sweat.

Given that I did not run on Monday, 5 runs per week, but I am training very lighly, since no races on the horizon.  Just a tempo run once a week at the moment.

Monday -  off -  I was going to run, but my brother showed up at my home, so I decided to skip the day and eat kebab instead, yea, what a discipline!

Today is a public holiday here in Spain, I will do a 5k tempo run with my brother in the afternoon at 4 p.m. I am not worried about time, but I hope to feel as good as last week We will how it goes!