End of October

Total distance, running, year to date: 929.2km

Less than 1.2km/day required for the rest of the year, which is just as well as I'm taking the week off (probably including the Methlick duathlon, unless I suddenly feel very strong).

Whitehills wimp out

Went to Whitehills intending to run 7, but so lacking in steam I gave up after 5.

Officially 5.23 km in 30'22" at an average moving pace of 5'39"/km (and overall average 5'50"). Slothful doesn't begin to describe it. Time for a break?

Total for October 87.64km

Gym visit

2.01km at around 11km.hr to warm up, then some abs stuff and stretching, and then 5.01km at 11.2km/hr. All a bit junky really but better than nothing.

October total 82.41km running

Swimming training in the gym

250m pre warm up
400m warm up
200m drill training
400m swim/drill
400m distance
150m cool down

1800m total. Good effort, especially with a 2km warm up run and minor gym session beforehand

Total October running distance: 75.39km

Night biking

With two front lights and the fibre flare, felt well lit and could see.

Two loops, the Pitmunie to warm up at c. 7km at around 26.1km/hr, and the time trial loop at 29.4km/hr

Total distance: 21.09km on the bike

Gym again

Still strangely slow, can't seem to goo quickly.

4.26km in a number of runs in the gym.

73.38km in October so far

Total distance for October so far...69.12km

Totalling October running kilometres...69.12km

Total distance year to date is now over 900km, at 910.68km for running only - well on track

Whitehills

First 1.01 km up the hill as a warmup, and then 8.19km really slowly and painfully around the usual tracks (6'18"/km, 6 minutes average moving pace). Don't know what's wrong with my legs today

Back in the gym

Back to the gym, for 2.12km warmup at 10/11km/hr, and then 3.01 km at around 11. Not good, tired legs and no energy. Must be the holidays!

Total 5.13km

Applecross - and the Bealach

Two runs and a bike ride in Applecross.

The runs war both slow, accompanied by a dog on a long lead, and were 6.85 and 8.21km - a total of 15.06km.

The bike was up the Bealach na Ba from the Applecross side, starting at Camusterrach. A total of just under 10km out and 10 km back, totalling 19.96km. Didn't get to the top - I think I got to 500m out of 625m, with a nice following wind, when the hailstorm arrived. Cycling down, into the wind and hail, with very little visibility and real discomfort from hailstones was NOT NICE!

The mysterious moving bridges of Bilbao

8.12km around Bilbao, with the last km confused and a bit lost. Average moving pace 5'28"/km, but a bit better than that for the first 5km.

Rickety Bridge loop, anticlockwise

Not much in the old legs this weekend. 6/22km at 5'32"/km

Intervals in the gym

2.5k at 11.5 and 14 km/hr. Started 1 minute of each, went to 1.5 fast, 1 slow...survivable!

7.5km around Hyde Park

At an average speed around 5'17" (moving pace, allowing for traffic lights and that)

Miscellaneous gym runs

A total of 5.42km, at varying speeds (almost none of them better than 5' kms) Still tired legs after Sunday

River Ness 10k - race day

Going all out for the 50' 10k, started fast and kept going. Still only managed 50'42" according to the chip (I made it 10'39"). Still a PB, and my heart rate averaged 170, and peaked at 178 - so I think I left it all out on the track.

The first 5km was 21 seconds under 25', so another PB (I think)

Wet and cool - not bad for running, not windy.

Interesting to find out that last year was 51'18" - so a 38 second improvement over the last 12 months. Same again gets me to the magical 50 minutes