wasted...

the start of the week found me feeling a little wasted. with all this training it is to be expected but i'm always surprised how quickly it hits me. it's not always gradual where i can feel that i'm digging a little deeper into my well of fatigue each day but it usually smacks me in the face either during the first few minutes of a morning run or an hour or so into a longer run leaving me stranded and far from home. the long ones are probably good sessions which i can call on during race day for developing mental strength...

another week of training...

saturday: 28k - 2:14 - trail run

after logging 43k yesterday i expected to feeling tired but surprised myself with a good run up to the oaks gate and back. the return was in the dark at quicker than marathon pace fueled with adrenaline.

sunday: 21.22k - 1:38 - easy run

worked all day and stopped at nepean river for a couple of loops around the streets. planned on going longer but got bored with the run and decided to head back to the car and head home.

monday: am) 10k - - 0:41 - easy run

easy run to work with the pack loaded up.

pm) 13k - 1:03 - steady run

steady run home. felt good on the climb and finished with a nice easy 3k with monty the dog.

tuesday: nothing

i was tired when i woke and put off my morning run. with the morning off work and with the kids in tow i headed down to the plaza to do a little shopping and ended up there for about 5 hours. by the time the afternoon rolled around i was stuffed, my feet and legs were killing me and any thought of heading out for a run was forgotten.

wednesday: 14.4km - 1:06 - easy run

tried to add a little enjoyment to the run and headed up some side tracks and hills following the powerlines. nice little trails were found but they were too short. need to find an alternative lunch time run route.

thursday: triple run day

thought i would try something different and run three times today to gauge how quickly i can recover between sessions and experiment to see if any fitness benefits can be obtained from this method of training. i'll try and do some more next week.

am) 10k - 0:46 easy
lunch) 15k - 1:13 hill repeats/tempo
pm) 14.11k - 1:16 easy/steady on climb
total for day: 39.11k - 3:15

while the legs were tired going into the second run i headed down along the river and ran a couple of kilometres at tempo pace before reaching the bottom of the start of the sanctuary drive. ran eight repeats at a solid effort and felt comfortable which suggested i probably should have worked harder but i was thinking of running a few more repeats before heading back but the time got away from me and i needed to be at a meeting (which ended up being cancelled). cruised on the way back and felt good.

post-run food consumed: several bananas, 1.2kg of seeded grapes

i wasn't planning or expecting anything from the run home but just hoped that i wouldn't struggle. the run actually felt good and i managed to put in another strong effort on the climb up mitchells and through explorers estate. hunger was the only thing that was on my mind.

post-run food consumed: half a bag of dates, 1 thai drinking coconut, oranges and apples until satisfied.

friday: nothing yet

contemplating a rest day before a big weekend to freshen up and restore depleted glycogen but need to take the dog out when i get home so will probably head out for an hour or so. actually before posting this weekly update i have now decided to try doing some short sprints during my run and then i'll head back home and do some secret training in the garage. i'm definitely sick...

week total: probably end up around 140km