5.45am is still very dark and the mind keeps telling you to go back to sleep. All it needs is a bit of coaxing to change its thinking.
I was on the track at 6.10 (cant seem to get in earlier). The plan was to do 4 reps of a 6x1 session. I’ve calculated that I do a 400m in about 3mts, so that would mean 8 rounds of the running track - 3.2km… nice
My first set felt a little tiring with muscles cramping a bit, but not to the point where I couldn’t continue. Guess I may have been a bit dehydrated. Point to note—drink at least 200ml of water before starting off.
Was thrilled when I completed my reps with a final 100m dash.
So here’s what I ended up with for the day
6mt run
1mt walk
6mt run
1mt walk
6mt run
1mt walk
6mt run
Cool down with stretching
50 situps
45 days to my first 5k….
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Day 3 – 7th March
It was a case of the floor being the longest distance from the bed for me to skip the last run. It was a tiring week at work so kind of rubbed onto the sleep cycle as well.
Started my run at 6.10 – was able to get the following done
5mt run
1 min walk
6mt run
1 min walk
6mt run
1 min walk
Stretching exercises, 50 sit ups
Not what I was able to get done the last time, but I’m not complaining too much. My breathing has improved, I’m not out of breath and overall, I felt good after the run. A 20 mt earlier time would have been nice – it can get pretty warm at 6.30am on the running track. My watch somehow starts beeping funnily after the first alarm i set for 5mts. have to figure out why.
The end goal of 5k by April 23rd is still on. I should be able to hit 5k with my run-walk technique by the end of the month, and then gradually increase my running time. Not that bored with the running track anymore for me to start road running yet.
Packed Sunday with a 30mt strenuous tennis session and 5 laps of the pool in the evening. Realize that I am super hungry at the end of my swim – need to pack in some peanut butter sandwiches if I can. Will cajole the wife to bake some more bread.
Next run is tomorrow. Plan is to do a 6mt-1mt run with 4 reps and maintain that for the rest of the week.
Started my run at 6.10 – was able to get the following done
5mt run
1 min walk
6mt run
1 min walk
6mt run
1 min walk
Stretching exercises, 50 sit ups
Not what I was able to get done the last time, but I’m not complaining too much. My breathing has improved, I’m not out of breath and overall, I felt good after the run. A 20 mt earlier time would have been nice – it can get pretty warm at 6.30am on the running track. My watch somehow starts beeping funnily after the first alarm i set for 5mts. have to figure out why.
The end goal of 5k by April 23rd is still on. I should be able to hit 5k with my run-walk technique by the end of the month, and then gradually increase my running time. Not that bored with the running track anymore for me to start road running yet.
Packed Sunday with a 30mt strenuous tennis session and 5 laps of the pool in the evening. Realize that I am super hungry at the end of my swim – need to pack in some peanut butter sandwiches if I can. Will cajole the wife to bake some more bread.
Next run is tomorrow. Plan is to do a 6mt-1mt run with 4 reps and maintain that for the rest of the week.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Day 2 - March 3rd 2010
Day 2 started at 5.45am
They say the longest distance is from the bed to the floor... very true.
was on the track at 5 to 6 to start Day 2.
I had resolved to figure out the cheap digital watch I had on and not make that as an excuse. Havng figured that one out, I decided to do a 5mt run with a 1 mt walk. Planned to do 5 reps of this.
It wasnt yet light but the track has great lighting where needed - mainly from one 100ft+ tall tower beaming various halogens down on the stadium.
I was able to pace myself ok, though would have liked to drink some water before starting off. Point to note next time.
I was able to do the "speak" test whenever I felt tired and that seemed to work well.
Was able to complete
Light stretching warmup
5mt run
1 mt walk
5mt run
1 mt walk
5mt run
1 mt walk
5mt run
1 mt walk
5mt run - including an all out sprint over the last 100m
Cool down
i notice that my left foot turns inwards and I land on the inner heel when running - hadnt seen that earlier, but my 'foot inkblot' test hasnt changed - still a high arch foot. Lets wait and see what happens over time. As of writing this piece a good 7 hours after the run, no aches or pains.
I plan to continue the 5x1 routine on day 3, increasing it next week if I can by 10% more running
They say the longest distance is from the bed to the floor... very true.
was on the track at 5 to 6 to start Day 2.
I had resolved to figure out the cheap digital watch I had on and not make that as an excuse. Havng figured that one out, I decided to do a 5mt run with a 1 mt walk. Planned to do 5 reps of this.
It wasnt yet light but the track has great lighting where needed - mainly from one 100ft+ tall tower beaming various halogens down on the stadium.
I was able to pace myself ok, though would have liked to drink some water before starting off. Point to note next time.
I was able to do the "speak" test whenever I felt tired and that seemed to work well.
Was able to complete
Light stretching warmup
5mt run
1 mt walk
5mt run
1 mt walk
5mt run
1 mt walk
5mt run
1 mt walk
5mt run - including an all out sprint over the last 100m
Cool down
i notice that my left foot turns inwards and I land on the inner heel when running - hadnt seen that earlier, but my 'foot inkblot' test hasnt changed - still a high arch foot. Lets wait and see what happens over time. As of writing this piece a good 7 hours after the run, no aches or pains.
I plan to continue the 5x1 routine on day 3, increasing it next week if I can by 10% more running
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