Category: Training Log

Over the last four weeks I have experimented with my run training. I haven’t followed a normal training program. Instead I’ve tested how I respond to different types of run sessions. This has led to a new running plan.   Why Have I Experimented?   I have a goal...

Running shouldn’t get in the way of life. It has recently for me. This impacts others. I have changed my approach to make running add to life instead. Let’s see if it works.   Last week went a little something life this: 10km Easy + Strength 8km Easy 8km Easy 5km Easy...

The week after the Surf Coast Century Relay was about recovery and thinking about goals.   I was unsuccessful in my 2018 Running Goals. More on that after we look at the last week of running. The running was kept easy. Looking to feel more than comfortable on each run, but...

Improvement in running isn’t linear. Over the last few weeks I’ve had to remind myself running rewards consistent work over long periods of time. I’ve been frustrated my running hasn’t felt great. In the last few days I’ve finally manage to find that running feeling I chase.    ...

During the week I was asked why I run. It was good timing for the question. We can all benefit from being asked this. Take a moment and ask yourself why do you run?   Training Week   Before I share my answer, let’s take a look at the training...

Easy runs aren’t so easy when you add beer. It’s amazing how you can set yourself up to fail. The final run of the week almost didn’t happen.   Before we get into the details, the overview went like this: Regeneration 50min Long 2 hours (20km) Recovery work: no...

Change up your easy week. You can get extra out of your training by taking a different approach. Your recovery week doesn’t have to be all week.   I took 4 days for recovery from the Coburg Half Marathon. Usually 3 days is enough, but since the Hard Core...

Caught in between wanting to race and knowing I’m not as fast as I want to be. Leading into the Coburg Half Marathon the excuses not to race built up. None of the were good reasons. Only excuses.   My training has been the basics of base training. Most...

Smashing yourself at an ultra marathon and taking a full week off doesn’t put you at your fastest. That’s alright. It is part of the cycle of training. This last week I returned to running. It was great to be moving again but I was certainly slow. I learnt...

Some races you pull up in better condition than others. My body was the most spent it has ever been after the Hard Core 100 mile. My recovery week after an ultra marathon is a 3 step process: Sleep Rest Eat   1. Sleep   For the first 2 days...