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View Profile: Fulmar
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Fulmar 
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Mile-O-Meter
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Week
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Type
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Total Miles
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| | This Week | Running | 19.57 * |
| | Cycling | 0 |
| | Swimming | 0 |
| | Last Week | Running | 71.52 * |
| | Cycling | 0 |
| | Swimming | 0 |
| | 03 Jun - 09 Jun | Running | 101.61 * |
| | Cycling | 0 |
| | Swimming | 0 |
| | 27 May - 02 Jun | Running | 50.36 * |
| | Cycling | 0 |
| | Swimming | 0 |
| | 20 May - 26 May | Running | 113.28 * |
| | Cycling | 0 |
| | Swimming | 0 |
| | 13 May - 19 May | Running | 101.35 * |
| | Cycling | 0 |
| | Swimming | 0 |
| | 06 May - 12 May | Running | 75.37 * |
| | Cycling | 0 |
| | Swimming | 0 |
| | 29 Apr - 05 May | Running | 50.06 * |
| | Cycling | 0 |
| | Swimming | 0 |
* Approximately
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Additional Information
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Location:
Portugal
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Interests:
Running, reading, music, photography, nature...
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5k Personal Best:
0:16:21 (on the way to a 34:21 10K... I know =D )
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10k Personal Best:
0:34:02 downhill course. 34:21 flat(ish)
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10 Mile Personal Best:
15,2K - 52:14:
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Half Marathon Personal Best:
1:17:25
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Marathon Personal Best:
2:54:45
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Sex:
Male
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Blog Entries For March 2010
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Training Session
Wednesday 31st March 2010, 12:01
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Raining
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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47m 00s
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Distance
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10 KM (Approx)
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Legs a bit heavy.
As I felt.
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Training Session
Tuesday 30th March 2010, 17:16
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Fair
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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41m 00s
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Distance
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10 KM (Approx)
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Progressively faster.
Legs a bit heavy.
Three kilometres timed at 3:59; 3:58; 3:55.
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Training Session
Tuesday 30th March 2010, 11:35
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Fair
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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39m 00s
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Distance
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8 KM (Approx)
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Easy.
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Training Session
Monday 29th March 2010, 17:17
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Raining
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Type Of Session
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Running - Fartlek Session
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Route
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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38m 00s
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Distance
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9 KM (Approx)
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Training Session
Monday 29th March 2010, 10:12
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Humid
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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33m 00s
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Distance
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7 KM (Approx)
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As I felt. Some mud and puddles.
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Training Session
Sunday 28th March 2010, 07:32
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Humid
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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25m 00s
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Distance
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5 KM (Approx)
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Just before the World Cross Country Championships cover.
Easy. Ran with Nick for 2.6K.
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Training Session
Saturday 27th March 2010, 06:18
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Humid
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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26m 00s
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Distance
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5 KM (Approx)
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Very easy. To rest.
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Training Session
Friday 26th March 2010, 10:35
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How I Felt
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Heavy Legged
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Weather
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Fair
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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55m 00s
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Distance
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12 KM (Approx)
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12km/7.46mi
+20ºC  thin, high clouds, gentle breeze, dry paths.
Planned to run as I felt like.
Weird session... Sometimes fast because I felt great, sometimes slow as I felt heavy. Not worried about being a bit tired as Saturday and Sunday, due to WCCC commitments, will be easy.
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Training Session
Thursday 25th March 2010, 16:19
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Fair
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Type Of Session
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Running - Fartlek Session
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Route
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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43m 00s
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Distance
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10 KM (Approx)
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10km/6.22mi
+16ºC, some clouds, gentle breeze, dry paths.
Didn't really feel like going fast but after 15mins warm up just had a go.
Never really felt like going fast but it wasn't that bad. Around 22mins Fartlek and I am happy that there's no major pain 
Breathing still slowly improving.
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Training Session
Thursday 25th March 2010, 08:58
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Fair
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Type Of Session
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Running - Easy Run
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Route
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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51m 00s
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Distance
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10 KM (Approx)
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10km/6.22mi
+15ºC, sunny, gentle breeze, dry paths.
Very easy run, planning to run again in the afternoon, maybe putting some fast bits in.
Legs a bit heavy and breathing still recovering.
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Training Session
Wednesday 24th March 2010, 10:41
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Fair
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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1h 01m 00s
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Distance
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14 KM (Approx)
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14km/8.70mi
+15ºC, sunny with high clouds, gentle breeze, dry paths.
Legs feeling yesterday's training.
Nevertheless, progressively faster with a first timed km in 4m36s and a later 4m07s.
Slowed down in the last 2 miles as "suggested" by right calves.
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Training Session
Tuesday 23rd March 2010, 16:47
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Fair
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Type Of Session
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Running - Fartlek Session
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Route
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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52m 00s
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Distance
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12 KM (Approx)
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12km/7.46mi
+11ºC, thin clouds, getting dark, gentle breeze. Dry paths.
Warm up of just over 15mins - Fartlek with the fast sections never shorter than 2mins.
Twice timed 1Ks. First 3m41s and second 3m37s. Avoiding dog walkers and because of very tight corners some 5 seconds can be taken off those times would the paths be free but still I was surprised at how "slow" I am. I was quite comfortable all the time and could have kept such a pace for long but going faster over that distance? Hard...
I need speedwork!
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Training Session
Tuesday 23rd March 2010, 06:17
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Fair
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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30m 00s
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Distance
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6 KM (Approx)
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6km/3.73mi
+3ºC, sunny.
Easy run. Breathing much, much better.
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Training Session
Monday 22nd March 2010, 13:05
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How I Felt
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Tired
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Weather
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Fair
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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47m 00s
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Distance
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10 KM (Approx)
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10km/6.22mi
+10ºC, sunny, gentle breeze. Sticky paths.
Breathing better though still not 100%. Feeling my strength coming back slowly.
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Training Session
Sunday 21st March 2010, 13:47
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How I Felt
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Tired
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Weather
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Humid
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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50m 00s
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Distance
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11 KM (Approx)
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11km/6.84mi
+18ºC, cloudy, some wind, paths a bit sticky but generally dry.
Still a bit tired and with breathing not 100% but better than yesterday.
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Training Session
Saturday 20th March 2010, 14:25
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How I Felt
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Tired
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Weather
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Humid
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Type Of Session
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Running - Long Run
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Route
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Surface
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Mixed
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Duration
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1h 45m 00s
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Distance
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23 KM (Approx)
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23.2km/14.42mi
+14ºC, cloudy (odd drop of rain), dry ground.
Felt ok until almost halfway and then that tiredness again... But I wonder now if it has something to do with the sudden rise in temperature as I had some trouble breathing today.
Might just be the body adapting.
The knee complained a bit but nothing bad.
Very tired legs in the last 50mins.
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Training Session
Friday 19th March 2010, 16:06
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Warm
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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50m 00s
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Distance
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11 KM (Approx)
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11km/6.84mi
Sunny, some thin clouds and light breeze.
Almost no mud left.
Ran as I felt. The knee complained just a bit from 29mins on.
Still tired legs but not as bad as in the past few days.
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Training Session
Thursday 18th March 2010, 14:38
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How I Felt
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Tired
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Weather
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Fair
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Type Of Session
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Running - Tempo Run
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Route
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Surface
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Mixed
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Duration
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45m 00s
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Distance
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10 KM (Approx)
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10km/6.22mi
13ºC !!!! Sunny, breezy. In park almost no mud.
The goal was to to 2x2km/1.24mi at half-marathon pace (this should be somewhere between 7m30s and 7m40s) with 850m/0.53mi easy in between.
Finished the first in 7m29s but then felt that same, strange lack of energy as yesterday.
Made my way back home.
Still unsure about running a half-marathon on Sunday.
The pace felt ok (maybe still a bit fast) but the legs need to recover.
Good news, no pain nor discomfort in the knee!
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Training Session
Wednesday 17th March 2010, 13:44
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How I Felt
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Tired
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Weather
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Humid
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Mixed
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Duration
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45m 00s
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Distance
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10 KM (Approx)
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10km/6.22mi
8ºC, windy, cloudy. Mud and melting ice/snow in the park.
As I felt. Good pace but felt lack of energy in legs.
Knee just a bit fragile.
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Training Session
Tuesday 16th March 2010, 05:42
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Fair
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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40m 00s
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Distance
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8 KM (Approx)
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8km/4.97mi
0ºC, clouds/bits of sky. Sidewalks covered in ice, snow in the park.
Again easy. For the first time in more than a week I didn't feel pain in the knee.
Just "felt it there".
Woke up at 5.35am and couldn't get back to sleep so eventually ran early and it was beautiful.
So many geese flying West! 
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Training Session
Monday 15th March 2010, 13:52
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Snowing
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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40m 00s
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Distance
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8 KM (Approx)
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8km/4.97mi
+2ºC, snow -> some clouds. Lots of mud and snow in the park.
Easy again. No real pain in the knee except for a few seconds around 28mins. Then better again. Just feel "something" there. Much better than last week's limping.
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Training Session
Sunday 14th March 2010, 16:38
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Humid
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Type Of Session
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Running - Easy Run
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Route
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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36m 00s
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Distance
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7 KM (Approx)
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7km/4.35mi
+4ºC, cloudy, windy. Lots of mud.
Easy. Knee getting better but started getting uncomfortable after 28min.
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Training Session
Saturday 13th March 2010, 16:38
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Humid
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Type Of Session
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Running - Easy Run
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Route
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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38m 00s
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Distance
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7 KM (Approx)
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7km/4.35mi
+2ºC, cloudy, gentle breeze, lots of mud.
Very easy for knee to recover - feeling much better than yesterday though still a bit sore.
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Training Session
Friday 12th March 2010, 08:56
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How I Felt
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Injured
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Weather
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Snowing
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Type Of Session
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Running - Slow Run
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Route
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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32m 00s
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Distance
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6 KM (Approx)
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6km/3.73mi
Lightest of snow showers. Cloudy. Slight breeze. 0ºC
Rest day. Knee still quite sore.
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Training Session
Thursday 11th March 2010, 13:08
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How I Felt
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Injured
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Weather
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Fair
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Type Of Session
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Running - Long Run
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Route
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Surface
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Mixed
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Duration
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2h 20m 00s
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Distance
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30 KM (Approx)
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30km/18.65mi
+2ºC, more and more clouds gathering, cold breeze.
Dry ground.
Started very well, and passed halfway in the planned 1h10m (actually 1h10m01s) so it was perfect as I was keeping my foot on the brakes all the time, wanting to go faster.
The knee started to hurt a bit from around 35 minutes but nothing too bad. After halfway I started accelerating and felt great.
Around 1h43m though, the knee got so much worse that I slowed down radically. From then on it was around 5mi of pain. If I had been close to home I would have stopped the run there and then but I had all that way to get back.
In the end, surprise... 6 minutes from home I stopped to give directions to a driver and when I started running again the pain was almost gone... 
I dunno... But I will take at least two days easy now.
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Training Session
Wednesday 10th March 2010, 10:59
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How I Felt
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Tired
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Weather
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Fair
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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49m 00s
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Distance
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10 KM (Approx)
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10km/6.22mi
3ºC, Sunny, bit windy, mud.
Took it easy, to rest. Right knee worse since last night...
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Training Session
Tuesday 9th March 2010, 16:48
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Fair
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Mixed
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Duration
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1h 18m 00s
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Distance
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17 KM (Approx)
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17km/10.57mi
-2ºC, clear sky, slightest breeze.
Lots of mud (now starting to harden - freezing) in the park but sidewalks clear.
Took it very easy for the first 35 minutes and then accelerated progressively.
Calves better! Surprising but good
Afterwards: 3x(20abs+15press-ups)
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Training Session
Tuesday 9th March 2010, 11:16
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How I Felt
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Tired
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Weather
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Fair
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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34m 00s
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Distance
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7 KM (Approx)
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7km/4.35mi
0ºC. Mud and some snow/ice. Sunny, no wind.
Easy run. Calves as yesterday. Just warming up for tonight.
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Training Session
Monday 8th March 2010, 19:36
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Fair
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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35m 00s
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Distance
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8 KM (Approx)
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8.1km/5.03mi
-4ºC but sidewalks 99% clear of snow and ice.
Progressively faster after an easy first 9 minutes.
Calves a bit slow to warm up and still stiff but not too bad.
7th km - 3m57s (6m21s/mi pace)
8th km - 3m44s (6m03s/mi pace)
These last two kms felt easy. I was comfortable throughout, with only the tired calves complaining.
Afterwards: 25 press-ups
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Training Session
Monday 8th March 2010, 14:04
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Snowing
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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43m 00s
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Distance
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9 KM (Approx)
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9km/5.59mi
Snowing->Fair. -1ºC
Mud and somesnow/ice in park.
Took it easy. Calves still tired but a lot better.
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Training Session
Sunday 7th March 2010, 15:09
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How I Felt
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Tired
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Weather
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Snowing
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Type Of Session
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Running - Long Run
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Route
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Surface
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Mixed
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Duration
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1h 25m 00s
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Distance
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20 KM (Approx)
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20km/12.43mi
Started at +1ºC, finished at -1ºC.
Some snow and bits of ice in park but nothing too much.
Snow showers and a cool east wind.
The plan was to warm up for 4km/2.49mi and then get up to Marathon-pace (I consider this the pace of my PB - 4m08s/km - 6m39s/mi) for 12km/7.46mi and then the same 4km/2.49mi easier.
From the start I felt the calves tight and heavy again... All the rest is good, quads are strong, lungs working well...
When I got to the "accelerating point" I really struggled to get into Marathon-pace. Actually it took me about 9 minutes to feel reasonably well.
From then on I worked well and, apart from the calves all was going perfectly.
I ended up covering the "fast 12km/7.46mi" in 48m50s which is a pace of 4m04s/km - 6m33s/mi and slightly better than expected.
The way back home was painful...
I don't know what's going on with my calves but I really consider taking a few days very easy and pay no attention to mileage...
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Training Session
Saturday 6th March 2010, 16:00
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How I Felt
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Heavy Legged
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Weather
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Fair
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Mixed
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Duration
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49m 00s
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Distance
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10 KM (Approx)
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10km/6.22mi
-2ºC, just a breeze, cloudy.
Some snow and ice for about 3.2km/2mi.
Calves still sore... Good thing I didn't race.
Took it very easy.
Reconsidering the long run option for tomorrow...
Afterwards: 3x(20abs+10press-ups)
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Training Session
Friday 5th March 2010, 14:40
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Snowing
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Mixed
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Duration
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1h 08m 00s
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Distance
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15 KM (Approx)
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15.2km/9.45mi
-3ºC. Windy and with two long snow showers.
Snow covered paths. Very difficult to keep eyes open when the snow was coming down. Being blown that way by the wind it hurt the eyes a lot on impact. During the first shower, in 15 minutes it snowed 2cm/0.8in!
Legs still a bit tired. Won't race tomorrow, it would be a very silly thing to do.
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Training Session
Thursday 4th March 2010, 16:05
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How I Felt
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Tired
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Weather
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Fair
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Mixed
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Duration
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1h 09m 00s
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Distance
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15 KM (Approx)
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15.2km/9.45mi
0ºC, a few clouds, slight breeze.
Tired legs and calves a bit sore.
Only today I found out that there will be a 12.1km/7.52mi race here on saturday... A bit too late probably as I don't think I will be rested until then. We'll see...
Afterwards: 3x(20abs+10press-ups)
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Training Session
Wednesday 3rd March 2010, 14:07
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Fair
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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45m 00s
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Distance
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11 KM (Approx)
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11km/6.84mi
Fair, some snow flakes at the end. A good breeze. +4ºC.
Heavy legs, no wonder after two nights "sleeping" rough.
Surprised by the speed. It's a good sign now that the tracks are free of snow... It seems that the tough plodding for all those white days is showing results.
Afterwards: 20 press-ups
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Training Session
Tuesday 2nd March 2010, 14:30
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Fair
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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26m 00s
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Distance
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5 KM (Approx)
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Airport car park... Let the bag in a visible place and just ran round and round...
After so many years of travelling it was bound to happen.
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Training Session
Monday 1st March 2010, 09:13
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Windy
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular Run
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Route
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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24m 00s
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Distance
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5 KM (Approx)
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Force 6/7 with heavy (horizontal) snow in the first 14 minutes.
Just doing today's run...
So beautiful...
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