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Fred That's good you were able to catch yourself slowing during the second mile. The 5k I just did I screwed up because I let my foot off the gas during that part. Takes a lot of toughness to speed back up.
watsonc123 When I was reading I thought "why not just bring caffeinated gels instead" before I saw that you commented that at the end lol. Sounds like you executed well.
JamesD A half marathon is a hell of a distance for a rust buster race haha. I enjoyed the report.
JamesD
Thanks. I think I've come up with a new way to measure whether a race is a blowup. My first 10K of the race was about 43:35. As a standalone 10K, that's equivalent (according to the calculator I use) to a 1:35:43 half. My actual half was 1:35:48. So a blowup is if your full race time is slower than the equivalent for a split taken as a standalone race. If the time is less than the equivalent for a split, it's not a blowup but at worst a fade. Seem reasonable? Now I just have to come up with a catchy name for it.
Post-1987 PRs: Half 1:30:14 (2019); 10K 39:35 (2019); 5K 19:12 (2017); Mile 5:37.3 (2020)
'24 Goals: consistency, age-graded PRs, half < 1:32
Good luck, Steve!
Recovery from Sunday’s half has been ok. I felt the heat Thursday & Friday but felt stronger on Friday, so I assume I’ll be acclimated in a week or so. Still looking for a catchy name for my blowup indicator.
Sun - 14.4 including Chicago Springtime Half in 1:35:48, windy & warm
Mon - off
Tues - 60 minutes pool running
Weds - 3 very slow TM (36:10) + 0:40 walk breaks/6 min
Thurs - 4.2 miles in park PM @8:43, temp 79/26, TDP 146
Fri - 5.2 miles in park PM @8:27, temp 84/29, TDP 152
Sat - 7 minutes pool running (kicked out b/c lightning)
Total - 26.8 miles
YTD - 32.1 mpw
Go, Steve! Have a good one, mate 👍🏻
(Getting my encouragement in a week early, just in case I miss it next week, what with the long weekend and all!) 😄😄😄
50+ age-group PBs: Half Perish 1:24:24 (June '23 Road Race) - 10km 37:52 (2022 Local Road Champs) - Track 5km 18:49 (Aug '22) - Perish Run 3:17:42
2024 Goals: Road/Track 10km Sub 38:00 - 5km Sub 18:30
Pretty decent week in the bag. Tuesday's workout was a bit of a bust as I was not quite rid of the cold that I caught last week, but had a good track session with 10 x 800 on Saturday, even in very wet conditions it felt pretty good. Legs were a bit tired for my long run this morning (not helped by some serious wind out there), but next week will be a lighter week to allow for a bit of recovery.
Kiwis - James Preston took out Peter Snell’s 800m national record. Unbelievable that it stood for 62 years (not to mention it was on a grass track too).
3,000m: 9:07.7 (Nov-21) | 5,000m: 15:39 (Dec-19) | 10,000m: 32:34 (Mar-20)
10km: 33:15 (Sep-19) | HM: 1:09:41 (May-21)* | FM: 2:41:41 (Oct-20)
* Net downhill course
Last race: Runway5 / National 5k Champs, 16:22, National Masters AG Champ!
Up next: Still working on that...
"CONSISTENCY IS KING"
Hot Weather Complainer
Thanks for the early good wishes all!
James - Really nice half, enjoyed the RR. I agree it's quite a rust buster!
Prefontaine Classic - The main event did not disappoint. Worth watching without knowing anything so if you haven't seen it, go find a replay (it's on TVNZ+ for the kiwis)
me - "Taper" week although much bigger than usual as we continue to roll things along into the race. Feeling pretty good heading into a race week, 12 months on. Time to re-join the cult. Let's goooo.
<caption>Weekly Grid</caption>
5km: 18:34 11/23 │ 10km: 39:10 8/23 │ HM: 1:26:48 9/23 │ M: 3:34:49 6/23
2024 Races:
Motorway Half Marathon February 25, 2024 1:29:55
Christchurch Half-Marathon April 21, 2024 1:27:34
Selwyn Marathon June 2, 2024 DNF
Dunedin Half Marathon September 15, 2024
Yes, Snell's record was incredible. Modern tracks and super spikes, and Preston was just able to beat it.
Mark and Steve - nice weeks.
I think Flavio's app has moved sites? Can someone post the link please, as I seem to have lost it.
PRs: 5km 18:43 (Dec 2015), 10km 39:59 (Sep 2020), half 1:26:16 (Sep 2016), full 3:09:28 (Jun 2015)
40+ PRs: 5km 19:31 (Oct 2020), 10km 39:59 (Sep 2020), half 1:29:39 (Jun 2018), full 3:13:55 (Sep 2022)
2023 PRs (hope to beat in 2024): 5km 20:34, 10km 41:37, half 1:32:32, full 3:21:05
2024 PRs: 5km 20:25
Yes, Snell's record was incredible. Modern tracks and super spikes, and Preston was just able to beat it. Mark and Steve - nice weeks. I think Flavio's app has moved sites? Can someone post the link please, as I seem to have lost
I think Flavio's app has moved sites? Can someone post the link please, as I seem to have lost
From Flavio; The tool has moved to: https://strava-weekly.fly.dev/
Please update your bookmarks.
Hash - thanks.My week was OK. I shuffled around a few days due to knowing I wouldn't have time Tuesday for a workout, and wanting two workouts plus ParkRun. That was an error as Monday I was tired from the weekend (ParkRun plus long run). Wed workout went OK. ParkRun was a struggle, fading substantially. I also had one short strength session.
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Upcoming Races
06/02 Steve Selwyn Marathon
5k 23:48.45 (3/22); 4M 31:26 (2/22); 5M 38:55 (11/23); 10k 49:24 (10/22); 10M 1:29:33 (2/24); Half 1:48:32 (10/22); Marathon 4:29:58 (11/23)Upcoming races: Scotch Plains 5k, 6/12; Firecracker 4-miler, 7/4
Hi everyone, quick drive by re: the Strava tool.
Sorry the tool had to move to a new address. I initially kept the old address up for a few days with a message pointing to the new address, but it turns out some forumites weren't active that week and they didn't see it.
FYI there's a separate thread on this forum about it (link in my signature). Over there you can always find more details about the tool.
In the future, even if for some reason I decide to shut it down without any satisfaction to the happy users heh, there's a link there to the source code in github, so another person with development skills can publish it online in about as much as 30 minutes.
My week:
Monday upper body strength
Tuesday 5 easy
Wedesday am 6 with attempt at 3 tempo, pm lower body strength
Thursday rest
Friday am 6.5 easy, pm full body strength
Saturday 30 minutes easy on new treadmill
Sunday 6 with 6x200+ 4x300
Probably the first week it's been uncomfortably warm for most runs and I definitely felt it.
JamesD, the boom calculator or app? If it meets the criteria, you get a "Boom!" graphic. I couldn't easily find the one I see locally for testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground.
Mark, nice week, glad you're feeling better.
Steve, hope this week goes well for you & you crush the race.
Watson, that sounds ambitious to try a workout immediately following a long run.
JamesD That's an extremely interesting criteria for a blow up.
Half Crazy K I am also struggling to acclimate to the heat. It takes a good few weeks for me. And even then, sometimes it's just hot.
My Week
No, I use runbundle. Don't know boom.
I tried and failed to come up with a catchy name for your idea