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View Profile: richardsimkiss
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richardsimkiss 
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Mile-O-Meter
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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 2009
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Wednesday 30th December 2009
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Training Session
Wednesday 30th December 2009, 13:56
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How I Felt
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Bad
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Weather
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Raining
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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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1h 28m 51s
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Distance
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10.43 Miles
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8:31/mi - HRM not working.
Argh... what a nightmare this was! It was all set to be a lovely run across fields and along bridleways to 'Burton Dassett' for a bit of a jog up some extremely steep hills.
Well it soon became apparent that virtually every field and bridleway was either flooded or full of that really sticky type mud - so it was like running with a bag of sugar strapped to each ankle for half of it - or wading through ankle deep watery puddles.
Add that onto a big "DO NOT ENTER - PRIVATE PROPERTY - TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED" sign which completely scuppered my route, and me slipping whilst climbing over a style and impaling the the back of my upper leg on a fence post - it was a fairly disastrous (and slow) run.
Oh, and now my shin in killing me - wondering if I might have to force a rest day tomorrow or fri.
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Training Session
Tuesday 29th December 2009, 15:40
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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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Asics 1150
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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43m 56s
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Distance
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6.37 Miles
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top of shin felt much better than it did this morning.
6:54/mi, HRM not working (reported avg of 55bpm)
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Training Session
Tuesday 29th December 2009, 05:15
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How I Felt
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Bad
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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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Asics 1150
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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41m 33s
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Distance
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5.49 Miles
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Left knee/shin feeling a bit sore - also forgot to recharge batteries for headtorch so could barely see where I was going 
7:34/mi, HRM not working properly (again).
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Training Session
Monday 28th December 2009, 14:52
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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 - Regular Run
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Route
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New Balance 840
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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42m 05s
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Distance
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6.07 Miles
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6:56/mi, 155bpm
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Saturday 26th December 2009
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Race
Saturday 26th December 2009, 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 49s
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Distance
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10 KM
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Wedgnock Thrills & Spills Winter Series - Race 2
Position - 1!!!
The date obviously put a few competitors off so I was able to capitalise and win by over a minute without even pushing myself to the limit! result!
6:44/mi - Though there were some nasty hills (walking pace)
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Training Session
Saturday 26th December 2009, 09:00
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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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New Balance 840
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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10m 00s
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Distance
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1 Mile (Approx)
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Race Warm-Up/Cool-Down
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Thursday 24th December 2009
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Training Session
Thursday 24th December 2009, 11:52
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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 - Regular Run
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Route
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Saucony Fastwitch 3 (New)
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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42m 56s
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Distance
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6.35 Miles
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Run in lightweight trainers inc. strides. 6:46/mi, 143bpm
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Training Session
Wednesday 23rd December 2009, 13:45
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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 - Regular Run
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Route
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New Balance 840
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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1h 13m 12s
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Distance
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9.49 Miles
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7:43/mi (lots of stopping at gates and a few instances of "Well where the feck is the footpath that's supposed to be here?"
HRM ballsed up again showing average HR of 51bpm - which is obviously tripe
top of shin felt absolutely fine whilst running - really REALLY tender to touch now I've stopped, showered and got changed 
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Training Session
Wednesday 23rd December 2009, 04:30
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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 - Recovery Run
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Route
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Asics 1150
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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32m 23s
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Distance
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4.35 Miles
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7:26/mi, 125bpm
Sloooooow! Some discomfort at top of shin when I woke up, so made a conscious effort to midfoot/forefoot strike and that seemed to get rid of the pain.
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Training Session
Tuesday 22nd December 2009, 16:44
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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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Asics 1150
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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44m 29s
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Distance
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6.31 Miles
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7:03/mi, 145bpm.
Been having some niggling pains at the top of my shin (at the origin of the tibialis anterior) which I was getting a little worried about while at work today - strangely I didn't feel a thing from it on this evenings run - which was nice 
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Training Session
Tuesday 22nd December 2009, 04:26
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How I Felt
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Tired
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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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Mizuno Wave Inspire 5
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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40m 16s
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Distance
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5.48 Miles
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7:21/mi, 144bpm
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Training Session
Monday 21st December 2009, 16:20
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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 - Regular Run
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Route
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Asics 1150
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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43m 35s
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Distance
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6.35 Miles
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6:52/mi, 149bpm... fitness slowly returning - was battling against ice skating rink liek conditions too  Loving my running atm 
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Training Session
Sunday 20th December 2009, 08:23
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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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Asics 1150
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Surface
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Mixed
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Duration
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1h 44m 16s
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Distance
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15.03 Miles
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10km Race cancelled due to bad weather/dangerous course so I enjoyed 15mi on icy roads and last few miles across frozen white fields.
6:56/mi... HRM went doolally - says avg HR was 51bpm! lol.
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Training Session
Saturday 19th December 2009, 09:33
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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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New Balance 840
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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36m 20s
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Distance
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4.84 Miles
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Absolutely beautiful run across the fields and through a short forest trail... taking it nice and steady it was so enjoyable!
7:30/mi, 142bpm.
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Thursday 17th December 2009
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Training Session
Thursday 17th December 2009, 16:36
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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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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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39m 28s
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Distance
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6.34 Miles
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Tried to push quite hard tonight, though after a slow mile to start and gradually picking up the pace, a little before halfway I turned a corner was coming back towards home into a strong wind - coupled with a few climbs my pace got slower and slower
Overall:
6:13/mi, 168bpm
Mile Splits:
6:34, 5:59, 5:48, 5:55, 6:12, 6:30 (part cooldown), 7:21/mi(Last 0.34mi)
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Training Session
Wednesday 16th December 2009, 16:34
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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 - Recovery Run
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Route
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Mizuno Wave Inspire 5
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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26m 37s
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Distance
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3.93 Miles
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6:46/mi, 151bpm.
Fitness definately lacking, though part of todays lack of pace would have been down to tight calf muscles - they definately feel a lot better for having gone out for a few easy miles though.
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Monday 14th December 2009
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Training Session
Monday 14th December 2009, 16:35
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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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Saucony Fastwitch 3 (New)
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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37m 19s
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Distance
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5.37 Miles
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6:58/mi, 144bpm... felt like it was faster than that (pace wise) but also easier too (i.e. felt like a lower HR) - Ah well... just pleased to be out running!
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Training Session
Sunday 13th December 2009, 10:56
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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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New Balance 840
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Surface
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Cross Country
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Duration
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38m 27s
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Distance
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4.75 Miles
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A bit of a plod through the mud - some bloody hard bits running across wet muddy ploughed fields, and then other sections where the mud was just building up on my trainers and it felt like I was wearing lead boots.
Absolutely over the moon to be out running again
8:06/mi, 150bpm
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Saturday 12th December 2009
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Friday 11th December 2009
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Thursday 10th December 2009
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Training Session
Thursday 10th December 2009, 04:32
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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 - Slow Run
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Route
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Mizuno Wave Inspire 5
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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30m 04s
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Distance
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3.08 Miles
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Determined not to push myself I went out for a 1mi walk, followed by a 2mi easy jog.
Have a niggling calf muscle today because of a major cramp I got whilst at the swimming pool last night.
So far so good!
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Tuesday 8th December 2009
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Training Session
Monday 7th December 2009, 16:27
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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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Asics GT2130 Blue (new)
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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45m 45s
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Distance
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5.37 Miles
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Achilles was feeling better so tried an easy 5mi... discomfort re-appeared about 3.8mi into the run, so I walked the remainder of the way home. More rest needed.
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Saturday 5th December 2009
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Training Session
Friday 4th December 2009, 13:53
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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 - Regular Run
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Route
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Mizuno Wave Inspire 5
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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45m 00s
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Distance
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6.3 Miles
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Easy run with a few strides at 10k race pace - right achilles flared up quite badly halfway through so eased off and hobbled home. Gutted.
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Training Session
Thursday 3rd December 2009, 18:08
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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 - Regular Run
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Route
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Asics GT2130 Blue (new)
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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50m 25s
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Distance
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7.88 Miles
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Club Circuit Run... 6:24/mi, 159bpm. Started slow, finished quite quick.
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Training Session
Thursday 3rd December 2009, 06:58
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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 - Recovery Run
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Route
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Mizuno Wave Inspire 5
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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37m 46s
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Distance
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5.43 Miles
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6:57/mi, 144bpm
HR Still high, trying to work out if it's due to the weather and me wrapping up so warm that I come home literally soaked in sweat - or just a general lack of fitness!
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Training Session
Wednesday 2nd December 2009, 16:30
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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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45m 36s
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Distance
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6.65 Miles
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6:52/mi, 154bpm
Heart rate seems a little high and I did seem to be puffing a bit when I got home - will keep an eye on HR over next few days.
Mild discomfort on left shin/knee has been present for the past few days now
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Training Session
Wednesday 2nd December 2009, 07:58
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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 - Recovery Run
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Route
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Mizuno Wave Inspire 5
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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38m 24s
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Distance
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5.42 Miles
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7:05/mi, 144bpm
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Training Session
Tuesday 1st December 2009, 18:06
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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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Asics GT2130 Blue (new)
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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43m 20s
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Distance
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6.37 Miles
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6:48/mi, 149bpm
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Training Session
Tuesday 1st December 2009, 06:56
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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 - Recovery Run
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Route
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Mizuno Wave Inspire 5
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Surface
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Road
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Duration
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39m 11s
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Distance
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5.48 Miles
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7:09/mi, 140bpm
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