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View Profile: richardsimkiss
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richardsimkiss 
Site Staff
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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 | 34.27 |
| | Cycling | 0 |
| | Swimming | 0 |
| | Last Week | Running | 54.7 |
| | Cycling | 0 |
| | Swimming | 0 |
| | 22 Feb - 28 Feb | Running | 71 |
| | Cycling | 0 |
| | Swimming | 0 |
| | 15 Feb - 21 Feb | Running | 50.06 * |
| | Cycling | 0 |
| | Swimming | 0 |
| | 08 Feb - 14 Feb | Running | 56.22 * |
| | Cycling | 0 |
| | Swimming | 0 |
| | 01 Feb - 07 Feb | Running | 85.74 |
| | Cycling | 0 |
| | Swimming | 0 |
| | 25 Jan - 31 Jan | Running | 68.14 |
| | Cycling | 0 |
| | Swimming | 0 |
| | 18 Jan - 24 Jan | Running | 50.66 * |
| | Cycling | 0 |
| | Swimming | 0 |
* Approximately
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Additional Information
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Biography:
Started running to get in shape, now I want to see how far I progress! More about me on my website.
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Location:
Warwickshire
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Interests:
Sports, Cars, Technology (inc. Computers & Gadgets/Gizmos etc), Food, Drink & Sleep.
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5k Personal Best:
0:23:27
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10k Personal Best:
0:34:33
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10 Mile Personal Best:
0:58:44 (unofficial - 10mile marker on Half Marathon Course)
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Half Marathon Personal Best:
1:16:37
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Marathon Personal Best:
2:52:38
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Sex:
Male
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Blog Entries For October 2008
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Training Session
Friday 31st October 2008, 21:00
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How I Felt
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Bad
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Weather
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Fair
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Type Of Session
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Gym Work - Cardiovasular
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Route
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Surface
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Grass
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Duration
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1h 05m 00s
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Distance
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0.01 Miles
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5-a-side football. Frustrated with performance - nevermind.
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Training Session
Thursday 30th October 2008, 19:09
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Cold
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Type Of Session
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Running - Hill Work
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Route
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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51m 18s
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Distance
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7.7 Miles
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6:39/mi, 152bpm.
Felt good, very fast mile or two towards the end, which I'd set a split to be honest!
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Training Session
Wednesday 29th October 2008, 17:40
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How I Felt
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Good
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Weather
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Cold
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Type Of Session
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Running - Tempo Run
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Route
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GT2130 Red (1)
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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47m 39s
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Distance
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7.03 Miles
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Warm up
2.49mi @ 6:59/mi, 130bpm
Tempo (10k race pace)
2mi @ 5:46/mi, 169bpm
Cool Down
2.54mi @ 7:21/mi, 151bpm
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Training Session
Tuesday 28th October 2008, 17:58
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Sleet
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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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57m 25s
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Distance
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8.02 Miles
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Freezing cold... snow had fallen and it was nothing but slush underfoot.
Average: 7:09/mi, 147bpm.
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Training Session
Monday 27th October 2008, 17:01
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How I Felt
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Good
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Weather
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Fair
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Type Of Session
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Running - Intervals
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Route
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Surface
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Mixed
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Duration
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53m 42s
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Distance
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7.95 Miles
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Warm up - 2.03mi
0.5mi @ 5:43/mi
0.25 recovery jog
0.5mi @ 5:44/mi
0.25 recovery jog
0.5mi @ 6:07/mi
0.25 recovery jog
0.5mi @ 5:34/mi
0.25 recovery jog
0.5mi @ 5:30/mi
0.25 recovery jog
0.5mi @ 5:30/mi
Warm down - 1.67mi
Avg HR: 151bpm
Max HR: 176bpm
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Race
Saturday 25th October 2008, 14:30
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How I Felt
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Good
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Weather
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Cold
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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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10 KM
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Estimated time since results aren't out yet... blog to be updated when results available.
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Training Session
Thursday 23rd October 2008, 19:00
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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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Road
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Duration
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55m 41s
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Distance
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7.86 Miles
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7:05/mi, 152bpm. Hard work after sunday's race... Saturday is going to hurt 
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Training Session
Wednesday 22nd October 2008, 17:29
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How I Felt
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Heavy Legged
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Weather
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Cold
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Type Of Session
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Running - Speed Work
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Route
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Spikes
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Surface
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Track
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Duration
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16m 30s
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Distance
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2.34 Miles
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Just wanted to test out my new XC spikes ready for the weekends race.
0.6mi Warm up
100m - 13.85
Jog 200m
200m - 33.70
Jog 200m
200m - 33.00
Jog 400m
400m - 1:18.39
0.56mi Cool Down
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Training Session
Wednesday 22nd October 2008, 06:26
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Cold
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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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Road
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Duration
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18m 23s
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Distance
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2.23 Miles
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Testing the water with an early morning run.
8:15/mi, 124bpm
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Tuesday 21st October 2008
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Training Session
Monday 20th October 2008, 18:07
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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 - Easy 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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32m 08s
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Distance
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4.33 Miles
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Felt surprisingly good following yesterdays race. Though I did get very wet. lol.
7:25/mi, 137bpm
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Race
Sunday 19th October 2008, 09:30
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How I Felt
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Flying
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Weather
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Fair
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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1h 20m 27s
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Distance
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13.1 Miles
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Lady Godiva Half Marathon 2008 - Coventry
Couldn't have asked for a better run, everything went perfectly and I smashed my PB.
Average Pace: 6:08/mi 
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Saturday 18th October 2008
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Training Session
Thursday 16th October 2008, 17:56
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How I Felt
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Good
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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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Road
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Duration
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28m 56s
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Distance
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4.32 Miles
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6:41/mi; 152bpm
Nice steady run - very happy with pace considering HR! 
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Wednesday 15th October 2008
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Training Session
Tuesday 14th October 2008, 19:08
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How I Felt
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Good
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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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46m 47s
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Distance
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6.92 Miles
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6:46/mi; 155bpm
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Training Session
Sunday 12th October 2008, 18:59
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How I Felt
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Good
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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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Road
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Duration
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52m 34s
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Distance
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7.94 Miles
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Felt so light and floaty at the start having had an easy week... though this just encouraged me to push on and wear myself out. 
6:37/mi, 163bpm
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Saturday 11th October 2008
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Training Session
Thursday 9th October 2008, 19:09
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How I Felt
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Good
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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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54m 26s
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Distance
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7.87 Miles
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6:54/mi, 148bpm
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Wednesday 8th October 2008
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Training Session
Tuesday 7th October 2008, 15:12
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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 - Easy 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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31m 02s
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Distance
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4.36 Miles
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Pain on top of foot - hoping it'll ease!
7:07/mi, 145bpm
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Training Session
Sunday 5th October 2008, 17:57
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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 - Slow 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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10m 29s
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Distance
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1.22 Miles
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Jog round the block to reach 50miles for the week.
8:38/mi, 128bpm
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Training Session
Sunday 5th October 2008, 07:24
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How I Felt
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Injured
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Weather
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Raining
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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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Road
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Duration
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1h 36m 21s
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Distance
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13.1 Miles
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7:32/mi, 149bpm. First half a LOT quicker than second half.
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Training Session
Saturday 4th October 2008, 17:57
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How I Felt
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Terrible
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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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34m 14s
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Distance
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4.33 Miles
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Struggling to walk properly after Squash. 7:54/mi, 134bpm
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Training Session
Friday 3rd October 2008, 15:30
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Hot And Sunny
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Type Of Session
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Gym Work - Cycling
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Route
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Surface
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Mixed
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Duration
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10m 00s
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Distance
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10 KM
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Training Session
Friday 3rd October 2008, 15:00
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Hot And Sunny
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Type Of Session
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Running - Treadmill
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Route
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Surface
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Track
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Duration
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21m 30s
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Distance
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5 KM
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Training Session
Friday 3rd October 2008, 14:00
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Hot And Sunny
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Type Of Session
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Gym Work - Cardiovasular
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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 30m 00s
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Distance
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0.01 Miles
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Played Squash Legs hurt a fair bit afterwards!
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Training Session
Thursday 2nd October 2008, 19:08
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How I Felt
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Good
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Weather
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Cold
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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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54m 00s
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Distance
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7.88 Miles
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6:51/mi, 152bpm
Last mile @ 5:33/mi
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Training Session
Wednesday 1st October 2008, 18:04
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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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59m 45s
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Distance
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8.55 Miles
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6:59/mi, 145bpm
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