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View Profile: richardsimkiss
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richardsimkiss 
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Mile-O-Meter
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| | This Week | Running | 0 |
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| | Last Week | Running | 0 |
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| | 29 Apr - 05 May | Running | 0 |
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| | 22 Apr - 28 Apr | Running | 0 |
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| | 15 Apr - 21 Apr | Running | 0 |
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| | 08 Apr - 14 Apr | Running | 0 |
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| | 01 Apr - 07 Apr | Running | 0 |
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| | 25 Mar - 31 Mar | Running | 0 |
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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:
0:15:56
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10k Personal Best:
0:32:41 (awaiting official confirmation)
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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:
1:12:30
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Marathon Personal Best:
2:42:24
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Sex:
Male
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Blog Entries For December 2008
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Training Session
Monday 29th December 2008, 09:55
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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 - Recovery Run
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Route
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Spikes
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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18m 13s
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Distance
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2.56 Miles
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7:08/mi, 152bpm - Ran with Tess the dog across fields and hurdling fences 
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Saturday 27th December 2008
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Race
Saturday 27th December 2008, 09:30
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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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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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41m 59s
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Distance
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10 KM
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Wedgnock Winter Series - Race 2
4th Place, 6:46/mi
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Thursday 25th December 2008
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Training Session
Thursday 25th December 2008, 08:49
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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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GT2130 Red (2 -Grey)
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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29m 22s
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Distance
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4.52 Miles
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6:60/mi, 157bpm
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Tuesday 23rd December 2008
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Training Session
Tuesday 23rd December 2008, 16:26
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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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GT2130 Red (1)
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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29m 26s
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Distance
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4.53 Miles
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6:30/mi, 155bpm
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Training Session
Sunday 21st December 2008, 16:14
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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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1h 08m 52s
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Distance
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10.21 Miles
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6:44/mi, 152bpm
Certainly a much harder effort than friday's successful 16miler, though the heavy leggedness was probably a direct result of fridays run!
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Friday 19th December 2008
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Training Session
Friday 19th December 2008, 13:30
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How I Felt
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Flying
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Weather
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Cold
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Type Of Session
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Running - Long 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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1h 43m 18s
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Distance
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16.04 Miles
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Have to say I had an absolutely fantastic run, enjoyed almost every minute of it. Took a completely different route I've never been before. Mapped it out on Gmaps Pedometer and transferred it over to my Garmin... first run I've ever been out and been naviagted by the garmin as to where to go, I ended up running through some little hamlets in the middle of nowhere and down some singletrack roads that are obviously rarely used. Fantastic!!
Best bit of all, I did pay any attention to my pace, but just started off comfortably and enjoyed my run and feeling like I was mkaing good progress, feeling pretty strong in places too! I was mindful that I was doing 16miles without food/gels/drink so wondered what would happen after an hour and a half when glycogen stores ran low...
Anyways, 1hr 18mins in I was starting to feel a little tired and lacking energy so thought I'd start a new lap to see what pace I was doing before and after I started to feel the strain. I pushed on not wanting to ruin my overall pace for the run.
Anyways, got home, plugged the Garmin in, and stared at the screen feeling absolutely over the moon!
Overall: 16.04mi in 1:43:18 - 6:26/mi pace, 155bpm (78% MHR)
Lap 1: 11.97mi @ 6:33/mi, 152bpm
Lap 2: 4.07mi @ 6:04/mi, 166bpm
The run alone, just the route & scenery was absolutely fantastic, but to achieve an average pace only slightly behind my target pace for the marathon, but at a lower heart rate than goal Marathon HR, without drink/gels and proper rest... i'm starting to feel more and more confident about what I might be able to achieve on Edinburgh Marathon race day (avoiding any major catastrophe's that is!).
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Wednesday 17th December 2008
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Training Session
Wednesday 17th December 2008, 17:03
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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 - Easy Run
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Route
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GT2130 Red (2 -Grey)
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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29m 28s
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Distance
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4.55 Miles
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6:29/mi, 148bpm
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Training Session
Tuesday 16th December 2008, 18:08
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How I Felt
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Good
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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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GT2130 Red (1)
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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1h 03m 31s
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Distance
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9.79 Miles
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Marathon Pace Run
1mi Warmup
8.7mi @ 6:19/mi, 166bpm
overall:
6:29/mi @ 163bpm
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Training Session
Monday 15th December 2008, 16:12
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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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GT2130 Red (2 -Grey)
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Surface
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Trail
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Duration
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30m 19s
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Distance
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4.52 Miles
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6:42/mi, 147bpm.
Feeling slight pain on underside of foot arch... hopefully nothing 
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Training Session
Sunday 14th December 2008, 15:04
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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 - Long 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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1h 41m 41s
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Distance
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14.9 Miles
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6:49/mi, 149bpm
Had to stop at Petrol Station at around 10miles for a toilet stop, stomach in agony and starting to cramp up. Otherwise everything went fine and I jogged round quite happily! Perhaps a little tired/underfueled towards the end.
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Training Session
Saturday 13th December 2008, 17:36
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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 - Easy Run
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Route
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GT2130 Red (2 -Grey)
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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32m 02s
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Distance
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4.55 Miles
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7:02/mi, 145bpm
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Thursday 11th December 2008
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Training Session
Thursday 11th December 2008, 18:08
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How I Felt
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Good
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Weather
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Freezing
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Type Of Session
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Running - Regular 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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53m 05s
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Distance
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8.4 Miles
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Club Run - 6:19/mi, 163bpm
0.6mi Warm up
7.3mi @ 6:10/mi, 166bpm
0.5mi Cool Down
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Tuesday 9th December 2008
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Training Session
Tuesday 9th December 2008, 16:57
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How I Felt
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OK
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Weather
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Freezing
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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 (2 -Grey)
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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56m 04s
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Distance
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8.93 Miles
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Marathon Pace Run
6:17/mi, 162bpm
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Training Session
Monday 8th December 2008, 17:16
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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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GT2130 Red (1)
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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30m 58s
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Distance
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4.53 Miles
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6:50/mi, 145bpm
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Saturday 6th December 2008
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Training Session
Friday 5th December 2008, 14:00
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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 - Speed Work
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Route
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Surface
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Track
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Duration
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20m 00s
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Distance
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2 Miles
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1mile - 5:02.14
Lap 1 - 408m - 1:12.94 (4:48/mi)
Lap 2 - 400m - 1:16.70 (5:09/mi)
Lap 3 - 400m - 1:18.82 (5:17/mi)
Lap 4 - 400m - 1:13.68 (4:56/mi)
Bit gutted I didn't break 5mins, so I'll try again when it's a little more dry and i'm a bit more rested.
400m - 1:05.39
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Training Session
Thursday 4th December 2008, 18:09
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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 - Regular 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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52m 05s
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Distance
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7.88 Miles
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6:36/mi, 156bpm
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Training Session
Wednesday 3rd December 2008, 16:45
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How I Felt
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Good
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Weather
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Freezing
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Type Of Session
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Running - Long Run
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Route
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GT2130 Red (2 -Grey)
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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1h 34m 08s
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Distance
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14.14 Miles
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6:39/mi, 151bpm.
Started with aching calves, finished with calves aching even more... but felt great throughout and very please with pace/time @ that HR!
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Training Session
Monday 1st December 2008, 16:53
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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 - Regular 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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54m 31s
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Distance
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8 Miles
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Tight calves, but otherwise felt quite comfy and really motivated. Really enjoying my running lately! 
6:48/mi, 150bpm.
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