Sadly - that definitely hasn't happened. Whilst I had been travelling from 3am until I arrived at the race course at 3pm my performance was solid but definitely not the big step forward I hoped for.
The last 3 weeks have been *okay* training. A solid 107 mile week was followed by a good 85 mile week (no proper training on the travel day to the Tignes) and then a week of skiing restricted my running - although after I abandoned skiing on the 5th day (deciding that the value of 2 more days skiing was considerably less than the risk of being out for 6-9 months injured).
So - I'm left hoping that the fitness is lying there dormant and about to come out. I've now applied for a place for the Edinburgh marathon which is a month after London - where London doesn't work for me then I can always have another crack at it a month later - or alternatively wait until the autumn for a faster time at Berlin. I'd prefer to have gotten under 2:30 before trying for something really quick at Berlin though.
Training Table Week 12
| Week Commencing | Mileage | Time Running | Average Pace | Key Sessions | Longest Run | Most Efficient Run | Sunday Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28th December 2015
|
55.4
|
6h 22m |
6:54mm
|
Newport XC
|
9.1 miles
|
952 BPM
|
11 st 13.25 lbs
|
4th January 2016
|
54.4
|
6h 57m |
7:40mm
|
15 miles / 7:21mm
|
995 BPM
|
11 st 13 lbs
|
|
11th January 2016
|
63.2
|
8h 20m (+2h XT ) |
7:57mm
|
16 miles / 9:12mm
|
N/A
|
11 st 10.25 lbs
|
|
18th January 2016
|
61.8
|
9h 30m (+ 6h XT ) |
9:13mm
|
None
|
9.7 miles / 8:36mm
|
N/A
|
11 st
8.5 lbs |
25th January 2016
|
79.8
|
11h 40m (+4h 45m XT ) |
8:46mm
|
10.8 miles / 7:57mm
|
N/A
|
11 st 7.5 lbs
|
|
1st February 2016
|
100.0
|
13h 30m |
8:06mm
|
20.3 miles / 7:19mm
|
N/A
|
11 st .5.5 lbs
|
|
8th February 2016
|
100.0
|
13h 31m |
8:06mm
|
20.7 miles / 6:58mm
|
N/A
|
11 st 4.5 lbs
|
|
15th February 2016
|
63.0
|
8h 43m |
8:20mm
|
None
|
N/A
|
11 st 4 lbs
|
|
22nd February 2016
|
106.1
|
13h 52m | 7:50mm |
8 x 870m
10 x 200
Bishop St. XC
|
None
|
N/A
|
11 st 2.5 lbs
|
29th February 2016
|
106.7
|
13h 58m | 7:51mm |
5 x 200
3 x 3 miles
22 inc. 7 at MP
|
22 inc. 7 @ 6:04mm
|
N/A
|
11 st 1lb
|
7th March 2016
|
84.9
|
11h 10m | 7:53mm |
5 x mile
Long Tempo |
20 slow (8:28mm)
|
N/A
|
11 st 0 lbs
|
14th March 2016
|
51.8
|
7h 21m (+ lots of Skiing) | 8:30mm |
SEAA 12 stage (4m)
|
None
|
N/A
|
10 st 13.5 lbs
|
