Training 31st May - 6th June

Monday 31st May
10:44 AM: 51:08 (8.0mi, 6:24/mi)
Felt a bit tired and sluggish, still a bit windy, did the longer run in the morning so just a gentle one to do this evening.
19:35 PM: 33:05 (5.0mi, 6:37/mi)
Legs still not feeling great, just run around witham as we have a house viewing in Peterborough in the morning.

Tuesday 1st June
17:41 PM: 15:44 w/u (2.0mi, 7:53/mi)
18:30ish PM: 8:22.87 (2.0mi total inc strides)
19:08 PM: 15:44 c/d (2.0mi, 7:53/mi)
Wow, was not expecting to run that quick the aim was to break 8:30, so to go 8 seconds quicker was amazing. Felt good throughout the race, Sam took out the pace for the first k and I could see that he was looking around for some help and to check I was still in close contention. I decided at the 1k mark to push to the front and help out Sam and soon enough a few of the others came past us and pushed the pace. With 600 to go the boys at the front upped the pace further and I just didnt have the speed in my legs to stay in contention at the front. Sam managed to run 8:20 which is phenomenal for a lad of 17 and nice to see the club is improving and that we could have five lads be close to go under 8:20 this year.

Wednesday 2nd June
8:49 AM: 62:10 (10.0mi, 6:13/mi)
Started to feel my legs were a bit heavy at sevenish miles but overall nice and controlled.
20:30 PM: 32:57 (5.0mi, 6:36/mi)
Funny how life can knock you down when you are on a high. After waiting a few days to hear about a job in PR, I found out that I had just missed out due to lack of writing experience. After a bit of thought, its not so bad as it would have meant moving to Peterborough and training may have suffered as a consequence.

Thursday 3rd June
7:32 AM: 31:01 (5.0mi, 6:13/mi)
Best I have felt in the morning for a long while, nice to feel my legs are not as tired as they were on Monday.
18:17 PM: 19:07 w/u (2.5mi, 7:40/mi)
19:02 PM: 8 x 600 (400m rec) (5.02mi total). Reps were 1:40.8, 1:41.9, 1:41.9, 1:41.0, 1:41.8, 1:40.8, 1:38.7, 1:36.9.
Slightly better than last time I did the session, the problem was that this time I had to do the session on my own and it was windy. Last two reps I gave the main group a 8 second head start to make sure I managed a few decent paced reps.
19:45 PM: 20:46 c/d (2.81mi, 7:24/mi)

Friday 4th June
18:00 PM: 58:05 (8.70mi, 6:41/mi)
Easy run with Tom, nice and gentle because it was still really warm. Legs a bit tired probably because I didnt have a great sleep as had to pick Jenny up quite late as she had been out celebrating her last ever exam.

Saturday 5th June
7:24 AM: 31:34 (5.00mi, 6:19/mi)
Gentle morning run, no problems, warm already.
19:03 PM: 58:56 (10.0mi, 5:54/mi)
Drove back to Witham after work as Jenny has to work in Stamford next week. Opted for a ten mile run at a decent pace instead of any sort of tempo. Tried to drop the mile split by five seconds every mile. Splits were 6:20, 6:11, 6:09, 5:57, 5:56, 5:53, 5:44, 5:46, 5:37, 5:19. Felt good, worked hard towards the end as the route is fairly undulating and it was pretty humid out there.

Sunday 6th June
12:44 PM: 80:15 (13.0mi, 6:10/mi)
Run out on usual long run route in Witham but cut through Woolsthorpe past Newton's house. Was tough going towards the end as the humidity took its toll.
19:20 PM: 28:05 (4.0mi, 7:01/mi)
Easy evening run after the thunder storms.

Total Weekly Mileage: 90.03 Miles - Another solid week, legs feel pretty tired now after three tough weeks of training. Will ease down next week ahead of the Watford BMC where I hope to run close to the AAA standard of 14:30. The race on Tuesday has boosted my confidence no end and I really believe that I can kick on and knock out some really decent times over 1500, 5000 and 10000 now. On another note, I have decided to leave the shop after nearly a year of employment after university. Jenny and I both have nowhere to live in Lincoln so will be moving back to her parents just south of Grantham. Hopefully, I can find a 9-5 office job to tie me over for a few years and still concentrate on my training. The good thing is that I reckon I will still be able to train with Lincoln on a Tuesday and Thursday evening, so Tom and Sam will be delighted I am sure.