Running Log: Thursday, September 16 2010

Kelvinside -> Vet school and back (with Isla in baby jogger)

8.5 miles in 1:03:30, average pace 7:30/mile

Running Log: Wednesday, September 15 2010

Canal -> Garscube Estate (grass reps around rugby pitch, barefoot) -> Canal

3 miles warm-up @ 7:00/mile pace
6 x 1 mile @ 4.58, 4.57, 4.54, 5.06, 4.52, 4.56 (with 2:00 jog recoveries)
3 miles cool-down @ 7:00/mile pace

Notes: same session as 2 weeks ago, only windier and softer underfoot today, making a strict comparison difficult; I can say that this session felt harder; much more consistent splits today (except for that lazy-legged fourth rep!), but there was no way I was going to finish with a 4:48 and 4:45 like 2 weeks ago.

Running Log: Tuesday, September 14 2010

Kelvinside -> Vet school and back (with Isla in the baby jogger)

9 miles in 1:04, average pace 7:05/mile

Running Log: Sunday, September 12 2010

Canal -> Dawsholm park & Garscube xc loops -> Tempo behind/around cricket pitch -> River Kelvin

10 miles easy, 7:00/mile pace
10 miles tempo in 56:47, 5:40/mile pace
splits: 5.45, 5.50, 5.46, 5.47, 5.41, 5.41, 5.43, 5.40, 5.34, 5.30
3 miles easy, 7:00/mile pace

Week Total: 68 miles
Month Total: 108 miles
Year Total: 1648 miles

Running Log: Friday, September 10 2010

Kelvinside -> Vet school and back (with Isla in baby jogger)

10 miles in 1:12, average pace 7:15/mile

Running Log: Thursday, September 9 2010

Holyrood Park and Fells

13 miles in 1:30, average pace 7:00/mile

Running Log: Wednesday, September 8 2010

Canal -> Caldercuilt Track -> Garscube xc loops -> River Kelvin

13.5 miles in 1:34, average pace 7:00/mile
(3 x 400 in :72, and quit the session due to insufficiently recovered legs)

Running Log: Tuesday, September 7 2010

Maryhill Rd -> Firhill -> Canal -> River Kelvin -> Maryhill Rd -> Maryhill fire station -> 5 x short hill sprints

5.5 miles in 38:00, average pace 7:00/mile

Running Log: Monday, September 6 2010

Pitmilly West B&B -> Coastal Trail -> Pitmilly Farmhouse and back (with dog, Jack)

3 miles, easy

Running Log: Sunday, September 5 2010

Great Scottish Run 1/2 marathon

2 miles warm-up and strides
13.1 miles race in 1:12:02, average pace 5:29/mile

Splits: 5.19, 5.22, 5.20, 5.17, 5.29, 5.33, 5.31, 5.31, 5.31, 5.36, 5.34, 5.23, 5.36, 4.35/pace
(my Garmin has me hitting the 13.109 mark in 1:11:31, which given the wind, would have been a satisfying result; as it stands, another 1:12 finish was a disappointing time given my current fitness level)

Week Total: 50 miles
August Total: 40 miles
Year Total: 1,580 miles

Running Log: Saturday, September 4 2010

Canal (out and back) w/ short hill sprints x 6

5.5 miles in 38:00, average pace 7:00/mile

Running Log: Thursday, September 2 2010

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

7.3 miles in 59:00, average pace 8:00/mile

Running Log: Wednesday, September 1 2010

Canal -> Garscube Estate (grass reps around rugby pitch, barefoot) -> Canal

3 miles warm-up, 7:00/pace
6 x 1 mile: 5.10, 5.06, 5.03, 4.58, 4.48, 4.45 (with 2:00 jog interval)
3 miles cool-down, 7:00/pace

Notes: I set out to run half-marathon pace for these reps, thinking 5:20-25; started out a bit too fast, but it felt comfortable enough; really shocked to see the times keep dropping (even though the perceived effort was similar throughout, pressing a bit more on the last one excepted); run on a firm grass surface, barefoot, with 1 mile distance/splits as taken from GPS watch

Running Log: Tuesday, August 31 2010

Kelvinside -> Vet school and back (with Isla in the baby jogger)

10.2 miles in 1:15, average pace 7:19/mile (139 bpm, 66% working HR)

August Total: 298.8 miles

Running Log: Sunday, August 29 2010

Canal -> Dawsholm and Garscube xc loops -> Anniesland X -> St. George X -> Maryhill -> Queen Margaret -> Kelvin Drive

21.2 miles in 2:28, average pace 7:00/mile
Splits: 7.12, 7.10, 7.20, 7.17, 7.10, 7.15, 7.08, 7.21, 7.27, 7.22, 7.17, 7.09, 7.08, 7.00, 6.43, 7.01, 6.25, 6.33, 6.23, 6.25, 5.51

Week Total: 78.2 miles
August Total: 288.6 miles
Year Total: 1,530.7 miles

Running Log: Saturday, August 28 2010

Canal -> Caldercuilt dirt track -> Canal

3 miles easy, 7:00/mile pace
8 x 200 meter reps in :31 (with 200 meter jog recovery)
3 miles easy, 6:30/mile pace

Running Log: Friday, August 27 2010

Kelvin -> Vet school and back (with Isla in baby jogger)

9 miles in 1:08, average pace 7:40/mile

Running Log: Thursday, August 26 2010

Canal -> Garscube estate threshold run (on grass around cricket pitches, barefoot) -> Maryhill Rd

3 miles easy (7:00/mile pace)
9 miles tempo in 50:00 (5:33/mile pace) 5.39, 5.38, 5.33, 5.32, 5.34, 5.33, 5.36, 5.32, 5.20
3 miles easy (7:00/mile pace)

Running Log: Wednesday, August 25 2010

Kelvin -> Vet School and back (with Isla in the baby jogger)

9.2 miles in 1:10, average pace 7:35/mile (133 bpm, 62% working HR)

Running Log: Tuesday, August 24 2010

Canal -> Garscube Estate grass reps (behind the cricket pitch, barefoot) -> Canal

3 miles easy, 7:00 pace/mile
10 x 600 meter grass reps in 1:45-50, 4:45-5:00 pace/mile (with 200 meter jog recovery)
3 miles easy, 7:30 pace/mile

Total: 11.1 miles in 1:14, average pace 6:45/mile