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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 | 40.66 |
| | 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 February 2009
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Training Session
Saturday 28th February 2009, 11:24
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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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2h 45m 34s
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Distance
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22.58 Miles
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Felt quite good throughout, knees struggling in the latter stages, legs very tired and achey once I'd finished. Feeling comfortable with the idea of running 26.2mi now - just need to keep going with the long runs to allow me to pick up the pace on race day!
7:20/mi, 143bpm
First half - ~1:24:00
Second half - ~1:21:30
Happy with that pacing 
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Friday 27th February 2009
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Training Session
Thursday 26th February 2009, 17:53
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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 - Intervals
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Route
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Surface
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Track
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Duration
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46m 45s
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Distance
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6.59 Miles
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8x 800m @ 5km Pace w/60secs rest
1.1mi Warm up
1 - 2:38, 138bpm
2 - 2:38, 160bpm
3 - 2:37, 161bpm
4 - 2:37, 164bpm
5 - 2:34, 164bpm
6 - 2:37, 166bpm
7 - 2:36, 167bpm
8 - 2:34, 166bpm
1.12mi warm down
Very happy with the session since I was aching in the morning and planned to drop the speedwork and just go for an easy run - turns out I loosened up and ran a lot better than I did on this session just a fortnight ago!
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Training Session
Wednesday 25th February 2009, 17:18
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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 - Recovery 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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40m 17s
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Distance
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5.3 Miles
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Very tired legs, even at such a reduced pace I was struggling.
7:36/mi, 134bpm
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Training Session
Tuesday 24th February 2009, 19:08
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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 - 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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1h 01m 33s
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Distance
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9.76 Miles
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1.05mi Warm Up
8.71mi @ 6:06/mi, 164bpm (181bpm max)
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Monday 23rd February 2009
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Training Session
Sunday 22nd February 2009, 09:49
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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 - 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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2h 26m 32s
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Distance
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20.17 Miles
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Longest run to date - legs felt very tired in the latter stages though having run ~40miles in the 6 days prior to this, it was to be expected really. Some pretty big hills thrown in as well which I won't have to worry about in Edinburgh.
For some unknown reason I really suffered with chafing between the legs today, no idea why - I used plenty of vaseline (the same as normal) but was suffering from about 8 miles in. Thankfully I was able to cope with it until the end as it didn;t get much worse than a mild stinging (until I got into teh shower of course - OWWWWW!!!!)
Stats: 7:15/mi, 140bpm.
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Training Session
Saturday 21st February 2009, 15:23
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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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GT2130 Red (1)
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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42m 01s
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Distance
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5.79 Miles
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7:16/mi, 136bpm
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Training Session
Friday 20th February 2009, 16:59
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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 - Intervals
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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 03m 45s
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Distance
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9.58 Miles
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6x1mi @ 10k pace with 0.25mi recovery.
1mi - 5:46/mi, 159bpm
1.01mi - 5:45/mi, 164bpm
1mi - 5:52/mi, 162bpm
1.01mi - 5:45/mi, 164bpm
1.01mi - 5:53/mi, 164bpm
1.28mi - 5:52/mi, 166bpm
With such a high mileage week I'm surprised I managed this session, so quite happy I managed to get round, despite being slower than 10k pace (which I blame on my tired legs, which aren't looking forward to Sunday's 20miler!)
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Thursday 19th February 2009
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Training Session
Wednesday 18th February 2009, 17:36
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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 - 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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1h 27m 26s
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Distance
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13.58 Miles
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0.82mi Warm Up
12.75mi @ 6:22/mi, 161bpm.
Took me a while to get going on this one - through the warmup my legs felt unresponsive and heavy. I tried to push on as the main section of the workout started but the legs weren't playing ball and I was struggling to get anywhere near target pace. To be honest the matter of completing 11/12 miles wasn't really an issue anymore, it was whether I'd make it beyond 3/4 miles!
Anyway, after an argument with myself in my head, I decided this had to be done and that it was probably nothing like as bad as what I'll be experiencing in the latter stages of the marathon so I need to fight through it and battle on.
I started to manage goal pace, though the Garmin was being incredibly temperamental, once moment it was showing 6:09/mi, the next 6:36/mi even though my pace felt identical! Thank gawd I'd set it for average pace as well!
The legs were tired all the way round. though they were starting to ease up a bit when my stomach started playing up, rumbles a groans, it was becoming a little uncomfortable but I was in no mood to ruin my run after trying so hard to make goal pace. the last 2 miles were really quite uncomfortable but eventually I reached the finish and felt a lot better for it. I had my recovery drink, stretched for a few mins, then jumped in the car to go home.
Upon getting home the stomach pains came back, really quite badly. I popped to the loo for a good 5-10mins in quite a bit of discomfort, but then all the pain subsided, thank gawd! Dinner was ready! I munched my dinner down, feeling absolutely fine, then 10mins later all hell broke loose... memories of food poisoning on my holiday in egypt came back, not nice at all  After a couple of hours of not really being able to do anything I jackd it in for the net and went to bed... after another 30mins of discomfort I'd managed to convince myself that work in the morning (this morning) would be a bad idea and that I'd need a day off. I've now woken up this morning feeling perfectly fine... hows about that eh? my evening ruined, but fixed just in time for work... perfect! 
Ah well, rest day today - I think the legs will be very appreciative!
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Training Session
Tuesday 17th February 2009, 17:24
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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 - Recovery 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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38m 40s
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Distance
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5.3 Miles
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7:17/mi, 133bpm. Wanted to save myself for my Marathon Pace run on the 18th Feb and take it easy... though my body seemed to naturally be going a lot slower anyway!
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Training Session
Monday 16th February 2009, 17:09
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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 - Fartlek Session
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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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33m 59s
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Distance
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5.41 Miles
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Overall: 6:17/mi, 156bpm.
Completely gutted... was supposed to be a 9mile session over a new course, though I took a wrong turn and ended up where I started the main session after the warm-up!
There goes my 60mile week on day 1
1mi Warm Up
0.25mi @ 6:27/mi
0.25mi @ 5:35/mi
0.25mi @ 6:14/mi
0.25mi @ 5:45/mi
0.25mi @ 6:14/mi
0.25mi @ 5:45/mi
0.25mi @ 6:06/mi
0.25mi @ 5:50/mi
0.25mi @ 6:16/mi
0.25mi @ 5:55/mi
0.25mi @ 6:36/mi
0.25mi @ 5:32/mi
0.25mi @ 6:19/mi
0.18mi @ 5:00/mi
0.32mi @ 7:26/mi - Wondering what to do after after taking the wrong route.
0.25mi @ 5:09/mi
0.25mi @ 6:04/mi
0.16mi @ 5:11/mi
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Sunday 15th February 2009
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Race
Saturday 14th February 2009, 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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Surface
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Grass
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Duration
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40m 37s
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Distance
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6.33 Miles
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Birmingham Cross Country League Round 4
102nd out of 188.
Teams best performance to date - yet we still got relegated Nevermind, next year we'll aim to be Division 2 Champions! 
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Friday 13th February 2009
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Training Session
Thursday 12th February 2009, 17:23
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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 - 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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43m 21s
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Distance
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5.98 Miles
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0.83mi Warm-Up
8x800m reps with 60secs rest between each
2:45 @ 137bpm
2:43 @ 158bpm
2:40 @ 161bpm
2:39 @ 165bpm
2:42 @ 165bpm
2:42 @ 166bpm
2:40 @ 167bpm
2:32 @ 171bpm
0.85mi Cool Down
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Training Session
Wednesday 11th February 2009, 17:21
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How I Felt
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Tired
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Weather
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Sleet
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Type Of Session
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Running - Recovery 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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36m 00s
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Distance
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5.31 Miles
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Garmin Battery Died... time is approx. 
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Training Session
Tuesday 10th February 2009, 19:02
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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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GT2130 Red (1)
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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1h 04m 45s
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Distance
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10.26 Miles
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0.56mi warm up
9.71miles @ 6:14/mi, 157bpm
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Training Session
Monday 9th February 2009, 17:03
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How I Felt
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Tired
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Weather
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Sleet
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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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Trail
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Duration
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38m 19s
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Distance
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5.31 Miles
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7:12/mi, 134bpm
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Training Session
Sunday 8th February 2009, 12:05
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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 - 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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2h 16m 48s
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Distance
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19.21 Miles
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Longest run to date!
7:07/mi, 141bpm
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Training Session
Saturday 7th February 2009, 11:04
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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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36m 18s
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Distance
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5.31 Miles
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6:50/mi, 140bpm
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Thursday 5th February 2009
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Training Session
Wednesday 4th February 2009, 17:08
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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 - 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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1h 11m 57s
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Distance
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11.3 Miles
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1.23mi Warm-up @ 7:00/mi, 137bpm,
10.07mi @ 6:17/mi, 160bpm
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Training Session
Tuesday 3rd February 2009, 16:53
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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 - 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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36m 22s
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Distance
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5.31 Miles
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Pace slightly hampered by icey back roads... though the snowy bits were great fun
6:51/mi, 142bpm <- Very happy with pace in realtion to HR! 
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Training Session
Monday 2nd February 2009, 17:06
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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 - Jog
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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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20m 00s
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Distance
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1 Mile (Approx)
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Jog to find a roadside salt bin, and then carry back two carrier bags of the stuff to help grit and de-ice the driveway... Shoulders very tired/achey the next day!
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Race
Sunday 1st February 2009, 09:35
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How I Felt
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Heavy Legged
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Weather
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Freezing
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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33m 33s
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Distance
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5.25 Miles
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Club Race: Harris Howler
Course changed due to flooded roads... took it easy and maintained a steady 6:23/mi pace.
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