Journey to Fitness Chapter #7.1: Grinding through the second half – Part 1

Grinding through the second half!

Week 5 of the 10km (Novice) schedule!

From Week 4 till end of the program, weekdays run will be 4.8km on Tuesday and 3.2km on Thursday. Talk about training consistency!!!

Just keep drilling the same runs every week. And survive the long run which will gradually increase till 8.9km in week 7.

That’s all there is to it, can’t be simpler.

Macro Week #05 (10km Novice)

Micro Week #06, Session 1 –

Plan: Run 4.8 km

Actual: Run 4.81 km (40:10 mins)

Miles is training the body to run based on feel, what HR of 135-145 bpm feels like. He has the tendency to become impatient and ends up running too fast, so adopting the run by HR concept will keep his mind on maintaining the HR, regardless of the pace.

Micro Week #06, Session 2 –

Plan: Run 3.2 km

Actual: Run 3.2 km (24 mins)

Due to traveling for work mid-week, Miles had to re-adjust his training schedule. Not only that, he had to do his 3.2km run on a treadmill. Setting the speed at 8km/hr, it was still an easy run for Miles, though the HR was a bit higher than he had hoped.

Micro Week #06, Session 3 –

Plan: Cross Training 40 mins

Actual: Brisk Walk 40:16 mins (4.12 k)

The adjustment also meant 4 days of consecutive training.

So far, Miles has been focusing on keeping the weekday runs at a relatively easy pace, and there’s usually at least a day rest before the long run on Saturday.

This week’s long run didn’t have the luxury of the rest day before, so Miles was feeling the fatigue setting in.

Usually, this is caused by cumulative fatigue, fuel depletion (low glycogen), or starting too fast, causing his body to run out of energy and muscle tension. And it is also normal for muscles to feel heavy and tired as we train, particularly if we have not fully recovered from previous, intense workout.

Will the current fatigue case any disruption in their training?

….. (to be continued)