HHM Training - Week 4 Days 1 & 2

[Dodgylungs]

Ok so 11 weeks to go until the big day. Yesterday was my usual 15 minute recovery run and today was speed interval running. It went like this: 3 x 1 min (mile pace), 3 x 2 mins (5K pace), 2 x 1 min (mile pace), 2 x 2 mins (5K pace), 1 x 1 min (mile pace) and 2 x 2 mins (5K pace)…Phew writing that out felt like running it again. The whole thing with warm up and rests in between added up to 38 mins of fairly hard running. I found all of it fairly comfortable. Sure I was fatigued and sweating and I was running quite hard, but I feel like my fitness is where it should be…despite a still epic stomach. The balloon is slowly deflating but my God, I’m seriously appalled I didn’t notice myself reaching this epic size. I’m eating healthy now most days and so it’s only a matter of time before the weight comes off but I’m really not happy with how I look right now. The half marathon still feels a bit daunting but I’m getting in shape, slowly and steadily thanks to the NRC app.

[Mormor1 Half Marathon]

Excellent stuff dodgylungs, don't know how you manage those speed runs...full of admiration.

[Dodgylungs Half Marathon in reply to Mormor1]

Thank you. I actually find them the easiest bit because you can rest in between. I’ve been playing football too so it’s probably helping with my fitness in that area. Really wasn’t bad at all today.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Well done! That sounds so much tougher than my interval run this morning, eek!

[Dodgylungs Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Really? It wasn’t bad at all.

[backintime 10 Miles]

well done, I'm most impressed that you actually know your paces - mine are pretty much slow and slow and slow again

[Dodgylungs Half Marathon in reply to backintime]

I go by the treadmill settings. At the moment my fast mile pace is 10Km per hour on the treadmill. My 5.K pace is 8.4Km ph and my slower pace is 7.2km ph. I’ll be happy when my 10K pace is the fast pace.

[nowster Metric Marathon in reply to Dodgylungs]

10km/h is a speed. 6 min/km is the corresponding pace.

One's the reciprocal of the other: distance/time vs. time/distance. Treadmills usually only have speed settings (but may label it pace), whereas pretty much everything else in running sport uses paces. Confusing, isn't it? 🤣

Also, for comparison, 8.4km/h ⇒ 7'09"/km and 7.2km/h ⇒ 8'20"/km

[Dodgylungs Half Marathon in reply to nowster]

Yes exactly. My 10K pace is a speed of 7.2Km per hour, my 5K pace is a speed of 8.4Km per hour and my mile pace is a speed of 10Km per hour. 👍

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Dodgylungs]

I’ve not bothered to check what my paces were and I’m not going to while things are going well. I’m just following the coach’s effort recommendation, eg 5 out of ten etc.

[Dodgylungs Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Very sensible.

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Dodgylungs]

I had to wing my run yesterday as it was so wet that my phone wouldn’t function properly. Even the non-guided run wouldn’t talk to me - nothing, nada 🤷‍♀️ I relied solely on my Garmin

Thankfully the app did record the run and I got a tick ✅

My phone is all wet inside 🤨. I put in a bag, then into my pocket, but it wasn’t sufficient to keep it from getting steamed up

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

How are your knees?

[Dodgylungs Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Still sore walking downstairs but no worse than before. I use the massage gun on them on a very low setting and that seems to help. If I get to the point where they’re aching too much I rest. Thanks for asking.

[misswobble Marathon]

I’m doing that run next! 😃🏃‍♀️

Sounds like it’s going well for,you 😃🏃‍♀️👍

As with running, weight loss takes time and patience. Deffo a marathon rather than a sprint. If you eat properly then the weight will come off and STAY OFF 😃. As you lose your front you’ll notice how much more mobile you are 🙂🏃‍♂️

We want slow, sustained weight loss, not big ups and downs. An Even keel is the thing 🙂

I did a recovery run with Coach B yesterday, along the sunny canal, running home after my sister’s birthday lunch. I think that took care of the carrot cake quite nicely 😇

Enjoying the plan thus far 🙂

[Dodgylungs Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Amen to all of that. I know how to lose weight and it is slowly but surely coming off. It’s great that I have another 10 weeks plus to go after this week until the big day as it makes me more patient about the weight loss. Well done on your run.

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Dodgylungs]

Thank you. I’m enjoying the plan 😃🏃‍♀️👍