Running Log: Wednesday, June 30 2010

North Kelvinside -> Dowanhill -> Hyndland -> Kelvinside -> Maryhill Locks -> Canal -> Firhill -> Maryhill Rd

6.3 miles easy in 42:00, average pace 6:40/mile

Running Log: Tuesday, June 29 2010

Kelvinside -> River Kelvin -> Canal -> Great Western (@ Drumchapel) -> Maryhill (@ St. George X) -> Queen Margaret Dr -> Kelvinside

2 miles easy in 13:30, average pace 6:45/mile

8 miles steady state in 45:00, average pace 5:38/mile

1 mile easy

Running Log: Sunday, June 27 2010

Maryhill Rd -> Milngavie Rd -> Mugdock Reservoir loop -> Milngavie Rd -> Maryhill Rd (with John the Jogger)

15.5 miles in 1:42:30, average pace 6:37/mile
Splits: 7.36, 6.53, 6.47, 6.44, 6.40, 7.02, 6.37, 6.40, 6.30, 6.24, 6.17, 6.20, 6.15, 6.12, 6.13

Week Total: 48 miles
Month Total: 158 miles
Year Total: 965 miles

Running Log: Saturday, June 26 2010

Fergus Hill Circuits x 10

1.5 miles warm-up
6.0 miles hills

Running Log: Friday, June 25 2010

River Kelvin -> Canal -> Maryhill Rd

4 miles in 30:00, average pace 7:30/mile

Running Log: Thursday, June 24 2010

Maryhill Rd -> Garscube Estate -> Maryhill Rd -> Canniesburn Rd -> Drumchapel -> Duntreath -> Alderman -> Anniesland Rd -> Southbrae -> Crow Rd -> Bearsden Rd -> Garscube Estate -> Maryhill Rd

13.4 miles in 1:22, average pace 6:08/mile
5 miles easy (6.26, 6.10, 6.30, 6.40, 6.12)
5 miles steady to tempo progression (5.54, 5.45, 5.29, 5.25, 5.26)
3.4 miles easy (6.45, 6.38, 6.23, 6.31/pace)

Running Log: Wednesday, June 23 2010

Kelvinside -> Garrioch Mill -> River Kelvin -> Garscube -> Dawsholm -> Canal -> Maryhill Rd

7.5 miles easy in 51:00, average pace 6:48/mile

Notes: after Sunday's hill run, quadriceps were completely thrashed; still difficult going this afternoon, but felt good to get out for a run again; gave Tuesday's club track championships a miss due to my 'hill legs' combined with commitments to family visiting from the States.

Running Log: Sunday, June 20 2010

Dumgoyne Hill Run

Just under 25:00 to the top and back, hard effort.

Week Total: 44 miles
Month Total: 110 miles
Year Total: 917 miles

Running Log: Saturday, June 19 2010

River Kelvin -> Garscube xc loop -> River Kelvin -> Queen Margaret Dr -> Fergus Dr

7.7 miles easy in 50:00, average pace 6:30/mile

Running Log: Friday, June 18 2010

B&B near Cellardyke -> Anstruther harbor -> Fife coastal trail to Crail harbor and back

7.5 miles steady in 46:00, average pace 6:09/mile

Notes: effort was stronger than the pace suggests due to the rocky underfoot conditions along the coastal trail to Crail; felt great running in such a beautiful place - the East Neuk is one of my favorite places to visit.

Running Log: Thursday, June 17 2010

River Kelvin -> Garscube XC loop -> Dawsholm park loop -> Canal -> Lock 27 -> Great Western Rd -> Queen Margaret Dr -> Maryhill Rd -> Possil Rd -> Keppochhill Rd -> Springburn Enterprise

12 miles easy in 1:15, average pace 6:15/mile

Running Log: Tuesday, June 15 2010

River Kelvin -> Garscube Estate -> Dawsholm -> Canal -> River Kelvin

7 miles easy in 49:00, average pace 7:00/mile

Notes: warm evening, recovery run; felt completely knackered today, racing finally caught up with me; tendons starting to flare up, so need to be careful; it is easy to embark on too much training too soon after racing - especially when all the racing has prevented any decent training block and you're anxious to get back into it.

Running Log: Monday, June 14 2010

River Kelvin -> Dawsholm Loop -> Canal -> River Kelvin -> Belmont St. -> Great Western Rd -> Napiershall -> Maryhill Rd

7 miles easy in 46:45, average pace 6:41/mile

Notes: recovery run, legs felt good, a bit dead on hills but otherwise fairly springy; ought to have taken it slower in hindsight.

Running Log: Sunday, June 13 2010

Vale of Leven 10k

20:00 warm-up
10k in 33:34, average pace 5:24/mile
20:00 cool-down

Notes: cool, rain; felt great, probably didn't push far enough beyond comfort level; came out on the losing end of a race for 4th place (top 3 runners were well clear), in part thanks to a wrong turn and having to back-track in the final 800 meters of the race; 6th place overall.

Week Total: 37 miles
Month Total: 66 miles
Year Total: 873 miles

Running Log: Thursday, June 10 2010

Garscube Estate -> Bearsden Rd -> Temple Rd -> Dawsholm Rd -> Kelvin walkway -> Queen Margaret Dr -> Great Western Rd -> Dorchester -> Cleveden -> Skaethorn -> Maryhill -> Garscube Estate

1 mile easy
5 miles steady, average pace 5:54/mile
1 mile easy

Running Log: Wednesday, June 9 2010

Maryhill Rd -> Canal -> Great Western Rd (Drumchapel) -> Maryhill Rd (St. George X) -> Queen Margaret Dr.

0.5 miles, easy
10 miles steady state in 57:15, average pace 5:43
(Splits: 6.09, 5.45, 5.45, 5.43, 5.36, 5.46, 5.46, 5.32, 5.42, 5.30)
0.5 miles, easy

Running Log: Monday, June 7 2010

River Kelvin -> Garscube Estate Grass Loops (barefoot) -> River Kelvin

3 miles easy (6.56, 6.57, 7.01)
3 miles steady state (5.35, 5.40, 5.35)
3 miles easy (6.41, 6.26, 6.35)

Running Log: Sunday, June 6 2010

River Kelvin -> Garscube Estate XC loop -> Dawsholm Park -> Canal -> Lock 27 -> Great Western -> Queen Margaret -> Maryhill

10 miles progession (easy to steady state) in 1:03, average pace 6:20/mile
Splits: 6.54, 6.44, 6.35, 6.30, 6.20, 6.40, 6.18, 5.49, 5.50, 5.46

Running Log: Friday, June 4 2010

-> City Center

3 miles, easy

Notes: legs felt rather good, not as much muscle soreness or tightness as post-Helensburgh, though more so than post-Clydebank

Running Log: Thursday, June 3 2010

Dumbarton 10k

20 minute warm-up and strides
10k race in 32:48, average pace 5:17/mile (3:17/kilometer)
Splits: 1k in 3:16, 5k in 16:21

Notes: warm and windy evening, felt quite exhausted from a week of baby care minus mum; happy enough with the time given the circumstances; 9th place overall.

Running Log: Tuesday, June 1 2010

River Kelvin -> Garscube Estate XC loop -> River Kelvin

8 miles in 53:30, average pace 6:40/mile