Cellar Yeti Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Sounds like a great endeavor my friend. Do you do interval training while training; like walk run walk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 Sounds like a great endeavor my friend. Do you do interval training while training; like walk run walk?Yep, I've got a 60km run planned in a few weeks time and that will done as a run/walk. With ultra's (the longer ones) there comes a point when time on your legs/duration becomes more important than how many miles you are logging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 Yep, I've got a 60km run planned in a few weeks time and that will done as a run/walk.This Wednesday, looking forward to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 WEEK THREE MON: 17.07km in 2:09 (ave 7.94kph)TUE: RESTWED: 10.2km in 1:04 (ave 9.56kph)THU: RESTFRI: 10.2km in 1:03.20 (ave 9.66kph)SAT: 6.8km in 42.00 (ave 9.71kph)SUN: 7km in 42.00 (ave 10kph) TOTAL: 51.3km ** Reasonable week of running, increased the mileage a little again and picked up my speed a fraction with each session in order to try and improve my conditioning. This coming week will be a considerably higher mileage week, so hopefully I'm starting to get a good enough base to absorb that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Just heading out for my long run of the week, not sure how far yet but should be at least 50km... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 Well I wanted to do 60km, but it just poured with rain the whole day and was pretty cold by the afternoon. So I called it a day at 50.03km and 6hr13. Ran through some forest and some very isolated roads, was pretty serene and thoroughly enjoyed it (despite my hands going nearly numb) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synny667 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Good job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cown Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Well I wanted to do 60km, but it just poured with rain the whole day and was pretty cold by the afternoon. So I called it a day at 50.03km and 6hr13. Ran through some forest and some very isolated roads, was pretty serene and thoroughly enjoyed it (despite my hands going nearly numb) ...You're crazy lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Being crazy helps !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Well I wanted to do 60km, but it just poured with rain the whole day and was pretty cold by the afternoon. So I called it a day at 50.03km and 6hr13. Ran through some forest and some very isolated roads, was pretty serene and thoroughly enjoyed it (despite my hands going nearly numb) Honestly, I wish I could do something like that, I ran 6 miles with plenty of walking.. Last year with a friend and I my legs were totally beat up for 3 days lol!What's your nutrition like for the running mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 Well I wanted to do 60km, but it just poured with rain the whole day and was pretty cold by the afternoon. So I called it a day at 50.03km and 6hr13. Ran through some forest and some very isolated roads, was pretty serene and thoroughly enjoyed it (despite my hands going nearly numb) Honestly, I wish I could do something like that, I ran 6 miles with plenty of walking.. Last year with a friend and I my legs were totally beat up for 3 days lol!What's your nutrition like for the running mate?That's still good mate !! A lot of people wouldn't be able to run/walk 10km. Nutrition, generally just eating more regularly and making sure I eat good quality calories and enough of them. For my 50km run my food looked like: Night before: Meal from one of my local Chinese vegetarian restaurants ~ 1 x pickled free range egg (sorry guys lol), bok choi, potato, coconut rice, tofu square and soy 'sesame chicken', large scoop of chili sauce (see photo below) 2hrs before run: Grilled focacia bread, field mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, spinach During first 34km: 2 x GU gels, 1,200ml electrolyte drink (it was a cold wet day), hot chocolate from a garage at the 28km mark lol Final 16km: 1 x small bowl pilau rice + 1 x avocado, 1 x banana, 2 x nashi pears from the fridge... BLISS Pre 50km dinner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synny667 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Don't scare me on the 10k lol!! I am doing a 10k at the end of June and am nervous about it. You are doing awesome and the food looks hella good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 Food is always good here! Well coming to the end of my fourth week and it's been another increase in the weekly distance and I'm feeling fantastic. A treadmill session is all I have left for today which will bring me to around 75km for this week (that's a screenshot of the leaderboard of the running log I use, so about 50 miles for the week) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 WEEK FOUR MON: RESTTUE: RESTWED: 50.3km in 6:13 (ave 8.05kph)THU: 3km recovery walk in 30.00 (ave 6kph)FRI: 13.1km in 1:25 (ave 9.25kph)SAT: RESTSUN: REST TOTAL: 66.1km ** Sunday was meant to be a long(ish) evening run, but dinner at the in-laws went on forever. By the time we all got home and got the kids into bed it was simply too late ~ will make up for that shortfall this coming week. Happy with the 50km run, it was done in pouring rain the whole time and I got absolutely freezing. Character building for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synny667 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Freezing ya ass off running sure does make for a interesting run for sure. Mind says ok lets quit I am to damn cold and the body is like hell no keep pushing. At least that is what happens with me when I am running in the cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 I had some great company at work today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted April 23, 2013 Author Share Posted April 23, 2013 Did a great 'easy tempo' run last night, pushed myself to go a bit faster but not so fast that it was uncomfortable. Definately a little faster than I have been running though, way faster than what I need to be running but I still think it's good to give the body varied stimuli. The body is great at adapting to training, especially if it's at the same intensity all of the time. 16km in 1hr35, nothing majorly speedy but with four weeks behind me I was pretty happy with it when I got home Tonight will be another 15km then I'll do a longer run on Thu, somewhere around 30-35km. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synny667 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Doing awesome!!! Knowing I am not doing running training alone sure does help me get through my tough moments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captfit Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 MF that is inspirational . I am non running person but looking at you i feel getting a new pair of runners and head out . Any tips for someone starting new like me how to combine Strength Training with some running . BTW i love you DP want to look like that someday ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cown Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Hey stranger While I still find your drive rather impressive, I just can't relate to running as much as lifting.. That being said though, reading about running makes me miss it. I used to run indoors (treadmill) and run outside on those extremely gorgeous days that are just begging you to go out and sweat haha Maybe we'll be able to talk running soon. Next year I want to do the Disney World marathon haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellar Yeti Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Looks like your training is going well buddy. I'd give anything for my knees to be able to run like you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 Thanks, hopefully I can stay injury free Had an awesome 14km run tonight with a mate and we finished it off with a 500m sprint maxing out at 34.62kph. Right where's the food ?!.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 Last night I headed out with a friend for a crazy midnight trail run. Wound through the side of a few massive hills, through a ton of thick of gorse (to get back on route when the track disappeared and we realised we had gone the wrong way) and through a few dense forests. Was pretty technical running but brilliant fun That was just before we headed out, we got some really cool images of the run itself so as soon as I get them back from him I'll post some of the good ones up here MF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synny667 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I swear I live in the wrong damn country sometimes...... Any trails around here seem to be closed at night and rangers patrolling the area. Would love to try some night trail running Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 WEEK FIVE MON: RESTTUE: 16km in 1:35.18 (ave 10.07kph)WED: RESTTHU:13.4km in 1:26 (ave 9.35kph)FRI:14.1km in 1:27 (ave 9.72kph) ~ sustained 0.5km sprint at end of run, hit max speed of 34.62kphSAT:13.75km in 2:02 (ave 6.76kph) ~ midnight trail/hill runSUN:3.5km in 22.00 (ave 9.55kph) TOTAL: 60.8km Good week of running, the night run was pretty insane clambering up the side of mountains and through thick forest. My running partner got some great shots, will post them up once I get them off him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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