Can't close in on Leicester....

Progress:

Mon - Claregalway 9.5km easy run 39:25 (4:09's)

Tue am – Claregalway 9.5km recovery run 36:08 (3:48's)

Tue pm – Tuam AC easy running 4.8km

Wed – 2km up, 10km Treadmill threshold run 31:26 (3:09’s), 2.0km down. All up 14.0km

Thu am – Claregalway 9.5km easy run 37:27 (3:57's)

Thu pm – Mayo AC easy running 3.7km

Fri – 2km up, 6 x 30 secs, 6 x 3 mins, 2.0km down. All up 10.7km

Sat – Athenry 10km recovery run plus 4 hill sprints. All up 11.3km

Sun – 2km up, 10km Treadmill threshold run 31:20 (3:08’s), 2.0km down. All up 14.0km

Total for week 87.0km

The weather hasn’t been great so all the sessions this week were on the treadmill. The speed for the 10km threshold runs is starting to come down and it won’t be long before I’m back in pre-Xmas form (read close to PB shape). The interval session on Friday was a repeat of last week (3:00/km pace at 2% incline). It felt a lot more comfortable this week and HR was about 4 beats lower throughout the session. Again a good sign that things are on the up.

I decided to give up the booze to try and get the weight down a bit. That lasted 11 days and I then had a few cans over the weekend. I have to say I didn’t feel one bit better for the break. In fact I was miserable!

Good win for Spurs on Sunday and still in the title race (just!). And how good was the Masters!