This past week has been an intense one in
respect of training.
It was a high mileage week, but included in
that was a serious session of speed work and hill work.
Some of my running highs for this past
week:
- doing a 6’03” pace for a hilly 12km
- beating my previous PB of my neighbourhood 5.6km route by over 2
- managing a decent 33km LSD run
On Sunday I had to get in another long run
so decided to do an extra 11km before the Wits half marathon race. Little did I know there were so many hills.
The 11km turned into 12.19km with a total
climb of 169m – Jan Smuts Ave is not very friendly! I started off the Wits half marathon already
tired, but somehow managed to see it through. At one stage early on in the race
I found myself running next to Bruce Fordyce again, but that was
short-lived. At the 15km mark I felt
myself sliding backwards, with more and more people passing me…then I was
saved…by the 2h20 bus!
I hopped on and forced myself to stay on
until the last 700m where I pulled away to ensure a sub 2h20 finish.
One should not underestimate the power of a
bus when the going gets tough!
I managed to do the 12.19km at a pace of
6’23” and the 21.1km at 6’37”.
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| Just before Wits 21.1km after I had already done 12km |
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| The leaders at the Wits Race (I wasn't one of them) |
This week I am privileged to be the featured profile
on Nutreats.
I’m also hoping to be featured on Running Matters in the
near future – will let you all know how that goes.
My training plan to-date:
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PLANNED
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ACTUAL
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COMMENT
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Week 1
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42.00
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42.64
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Over target
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Week 2
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46.00
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0.00
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Damn Flu
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Week 3
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44.00
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10.29
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Still the damn flu
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Week 4
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38.00
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64.60
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Over target
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Week 5
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49.00
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50.35
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Over target
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Week 6
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54.00
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49.94
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Under target
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Week 7
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62.00
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63.45
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Over target
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Week 8
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51.00
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52.62
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Over target
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Week 9
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58.00
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49.48
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Under target
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Week 10
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62.00
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63.61
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Over target
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Week 11
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63.00
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65.13
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Over target
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Happy Running Folks!
It's a pleasure Grant! F&Z
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