Fair play, 10k on the track does sound grim. We're you lapped? I once did a 3k track race and was lapped by the leader, twice! To be fair I think he lapped everyone upto 3rd place and found out after he was on the British Olympic team for 3k steeplechase. Still pretty demoralising when they're ringing the bell for the leader then showing you the 2 laps to go boardRan 38:18 in the 10,000 metres at Nuneaton on the track last night.
On the face of it, a poor time.
But that distance on the track really is a grim undertaking...... i was cut adrift from the lead pack almost immediately, and there was a guy on my shoulder for 5 or 6 laps, but he was breathing hard already and fell away...... so ran much of the race completely alone, ultimately finishing about 8th or 9th out of 16.
Was just slipping off the target pace by a second or two each lap..... which doesn't sound much, but then you get to halfway and you're 25 seconds down, you can't just pull that back.
Had the inevitable tough couple of km around 6km point, where i was shedding time at an alarming rate...... but hesitant to blow a fuse trying to retrieve the situation with such a long way still to go.
Finally let it rip with 2km to go and pulled back a bit of time (at 8km i was hurtling worryingly towards 38:30 or worse)....... but was never going to pull it back under 38mins.
Really is intense racing on the track. Its soul-crushingly hard mentally to be running for close to 40minutes but not going anywahere. Getting your time called out by the officials every lap, and knowing there's a second or two slipping away each time, but you can't really do anything about it..... and you're not going to suddenly get a nice easier downhill section or change in rhythm...... it just goes on and on.
On the other hand, its flat, consistent, and conditions were pretty much perfect (ok, it was warm and humid, i was utterly drenched after, but as good as you'll get in this country, ie it wasn't particularly windy and it wasn't pissing down)
Well done. Was that in a race or just out for a run?Ran my first sub 23 minute 5k tonight
Just out for funWell done. Was that in a race or just out for a run?
That sounds a tough workout...i will give it a go. I've recovered from Covid and gonna have a Parkrun PB attempt in the morningTough training session last night.
9 x 400mtrs on the track. Rest periods starting at 2mins and decreasing by 15secs each time.
Mathematicians will note that this means the final rest period between reps 8 & 9 is only 15 seconds.
This is a brutal one. I aimed to start out around 76secs and try to hold the pace.
First 7 reps were all 75-76, then i dropped to 78's for the final two.
The final three reps of this session are really tough.
Encouraged by that, and seeming to be recovering fairly well from hamstring issues..... i had a rush of blood to the head..... went home and entered the Home Nations 5km in Cardiff at the end of the month.
Can't imagine i'm in pb territory, but will be nice to see exactly where i am.
12th place at Torbay Parkrun this morning, 18.41 PB by 1 secondThat sounds a tough workout...i will give it a go. I've recovered from Covid and gonna have a Parkrun PB attempt in the morning
How was the 5km?Tough training session last night.
9 x 400mtrs on the track. Rest periods starting at 2mins and decreasing by 15secs each time.
Mathematicians will note that this means the final rest period between reps 8 & 9 is only 15 seconds.
This is a brutal one. I aimed to start out around 76secs and try to hold the pace.
First 7 reps were all 75-76, then i dropped to 78's for the final two.
The final three reps of this session are really tough.
Encouraged by that, and seeming to be recovering fairly well from hamstring issues..... i had a rush of blood to the head..... went home and entered the Home Nations 5km in Cardiff at the end of the month.
Can't imagine i'm in pb territory, but will be nice to see exactly where i am.
How was the 5km?
I watched Ben Parkes run this one and it looks a great race.I have entered the "Friday Night Under The Lights" 5km in Battersea Park on New Year's Eve...... last year i didn't have a quick enough time to enter, so had to do the Open Mile instead...... but this year i've managed to run quicker than the minimum standard (17:30) so have been able to enter the 5km.
There's one in Braunstone Park in Leicester that's not bad.Parkrun down to 26dead at Bedworth. Quite happy with that as it's a tough 4 lapper at the moment with a good hill twice and a good incline 4 times. I think in a few weeks I'll be ready to give myself a test somewhere flat and fast. Redditch or Tamworth most likely. Really pleased how comfortable I feel after 2.5years not running.
How many hours per week are you tending to be out running? This is my biggest barrier for doing a marathon, i struggle to fit more than 3 runs a week inGot my charity place confirmed for the London marathon 2026, so continuing with/picking up the training. I’ve been averaging 55-60km weeks over the last 3 months (some higher or lower depending on work and life commitments). Trying to pick it up to be consistently above 70km now, preferably above 80km if time allows.
Did the first proper long run of the marathon training block this week - 27km in 2hrs, which included 12km at 4:10/km ish. I found this comfortable. Will probably look to try and do a 30+km run every week between now and the marathon to build in the endurance.
Continued with my usual interval session today of 6x 1km at sub 3:30/km with 2mins rest in between. This is my worst type of session - much prefer a long continuous tempo block.
Onwards and upwards.
Are you planning on entering a race?Another half done this morning in 1hr 55
I'm doing Manchester Marathon next April.Are you planning on entering a race?
Did that as part of a new years day double. I did there and Victoria park. I was quite quick there, but there is an upwardly flat bit if I remember right? Kingsbury Waterpark and Redditch were both really flat.There's one in Braunstone Park in Leicester that's not bad.
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