Tag: Training
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Training progress from the last few weeks
The last few weeks (or rather, the weekends) have been pretty good for my running. Below is the progress monitor: Week T-3: 17:52 lap (5 laps) – 6:16 pace/km – 2:12:15 (extrapolation for half marathon) Week T-2: 16:18 lap (5 laps) – 5:42 pace/km – 2:00:39 Week T-1: 16:35 lap (6 laps) – 5:49 pace/km…
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Training progress
I continue to run on weekends, having started with 9K and have gradually moved to 18K with small increments. Following has been the buildup for the Hutch Delhi Half marathon: – 9K– 12K– 15K– 15K (on road)– 18K (2:03) I plan to run 21K next week and then go into the taper leading to the…
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Upto 11 KM in practice
The last week was a take-it-easy week for me. Most of the running days were changed to rest days, forced due to my wobbly knee and the shin. However, I managed to keep pace with my weekend schedule, which included an 11 KM long run. I have tried icing my knee, and it seems to…
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Picking up the Pace
The last week of running was pretty satisfactory effort. It was very different from the way I used to practice before, which was basically do short runs in the week, and long runs over the weekends, all at the same pace. But now that I have a visible time goal, I am doing all that…
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Back to Running
After a long hiatus from running since the Mumbai marathon, I was back to running the last weekend. Started with a 8KM long run, completed at a leisurely pace of 6.17/KM. I have the target clearly set for me – 5.71/KM. Why 5.71? Well, if I do each kilometer at this pace, I will crack…