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Janathon 2011
24-01-2011, 12:50 PM, (This post was last modified: 27-01-2011, 12:07 PM by marathondan.)
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RE: Janathon 2011
Week 8 (of 19)

Wednesday – a rare daylight foray, as I gave my occasional lunchtime route the fartlek treatment. It’s a pleasant circuit, taking in the Grand Union canal and Horsenden Hill. I tried an uncontrolled descent through the wooded glade on the back of the hill, but wet clay carpeted with dead leaves isn’t the best surface for traction and I was forced to assume a more measured pace.

Friday – I’d hoped to get a second daylight run in this week, but today was looking busy so I took the decision to set the alarm for 0600. It wasn’t a pleasant prospect: with the plan calling for 6 miles at fast pace, on an empty stomach this was going to be a men-from-boys, going-gets-tough affair. However, having overcome the mental hurdle of getting out the door, the familiar inverse law applied and it turned out to be a successful outing – a shade over 10K inside 50 mins race pace, and all before breakfast.

Saturday – I ran around the garden with a play tunnel on my head. I think with some garden canes for bracing, I may be able to go for a really impressive height to the costume, over 9ft tall. But, tragically, this one is really going to need road testing. Last year I bottled running round the streets dressed as a gorilla; this time I don’t think there can be any excuses.

Sunday – 12.5 miles easy pace. I abandoned the mp3 player in favour of the sound of my own thoughts, but they didn’t make noticeably more sense than the usual radio programmes. It was a fairly comfortable run, but I was a little disappointed with the time, coming home in 4:04 marathon pace. I like to keep my long runs just under 4 hour pace; it’s a nice check that everything is going well. I note from my extensive records that the equivalent run last year was two and a half minutes quicker. Still, job done; onwards and upwards.
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Janathon 2011 - by marathondan - 03-01-2011, 08:48 PM
Day 2 - by marathondan - 03-01-2011, 08:49 PM
Day 3 - by marathondan - 03-01-2011, 08:50 PM
Day 4 - by marathondan - 05-01-2011, 07:49 AM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by Antonio247 - 05-01-2011, 10:05 PM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by marathondan - 06-01-2011, 10:05 AM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by Antonio247 - 06-01-2011, 03:14 PM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by Bierzo Baggie - 06-01-2011, 10:30 PM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by Antonio247 - 07-01-2011, 02:49 PM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by Bierzo Baggie - 06-01-2011, 09:54 AM
Day 5 - by marathondan - 06-01-2011, 12:22 PM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by marathondan - 10-01-2011, 07:27 AM
Day 6 - by marathondan - 10-01-2011, 07:36 AM
Day 7 - by marathondan - 10-01-2011, 12:31 PM
Day 8 - by marathondan - 10-01-2011, 12:33 PM
Day 9 - by marathondan - 10-01-2011, 12:37 PM
Day 10 - by marathondan - 12-01-2011, 08:05 AM
Day 11 - by marathondan - 12-01-2011, 08:08 AM
Brighton 2011: Week 7 of 19 - by marathondan - 18-01-2011, 01:11 PM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by stillwaddler - 18-01-2011, 02:12 PM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by Sweder - 18-01-2011, 03:17 PM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by marathondan - 18-01-2011, 08:42 PM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by Sweder - 18-01-2011, 09:05 PM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by marathondan - 18-01-2011, 10:18 PM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by The Beast of Bevendean - 23-01-2011, 11:22 AM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by marathondan - 24-01-2011, 08:09 AM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by stillwaddler - 24-01-2011, 11:55 AM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by marathondan - 24-01-2011, 01:02 PM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by marathondan - 24-01-2011, 12:50 PM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by The Beast of Bevendean - 24-01-2011, 07:31 PM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by marathondan - 27-01-2011, 12:12 PM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by Sweder - 27-01-2011, 03:20 PM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by marathondan - 31-01-2011, 09:54 AM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by stillwaddler - 31-01-2011, 12:09 PM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by marathondan - 31-01-2011, 12:53 PM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by marathondan - 01-02-2011, 07:31 AM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by marathondan - 01-02-2011, 08:55 AM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by glaconman - 01-02-2011, 10:07 AM
RE: Janathon 2011 - by marathondan - 03-02-2011, 10:11 AM

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