The Fast Stuff

Under the AnT post I mentioned the difficulties I've had in hitting and maintaining running above the anaerobic threshold. Since that post I've had another two attempts.

First up I hit about 3:47/km for 4 out of the 6 repeats plus to two dips down to 3:38-3:39/km. The intensity was definitely up and it was clear my legs weren't used to holding the pace here. The seventh repeat was a blow out to 4:12. Still not on holding 3:42/km for at least 8x1km, but a lot closer.

About eight days later I got through to 8x1km. A big improvement. This time the running felt a little more natural and I wasn't as destroyed during the recovery kilometres. The average gave me 3:44/km with a variance between 3:39-3:50/km.

These sessions are quite tough, but aren't causing a drop in the rest of my training. In fact there's been a very gradual creep in my recovery and basic running speeds from about 6:30/km a couple of months ago to around 5:30/km at the moment. This is also reflected in equal heart rates for the improvement in speed.

Am I on track?

Not quite according to the original plan I wrote out a while ago. As a result there is a little more doubt about what sort of times I can hit in April. However, I am very confident I'll be in peak shape. Even at this stage I'm nearly at last years level, so I will be placed well to challenge my previous bests.


Comments

  1. Ewen28 February 2013 at 18:33

    Good to see you're on track to go for PBs in April. Good sign that the general running pace is coming down along with the improving 1k intervals.

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  2. Unknown1 March 2013 at 21:04

    Of course there's always doubt to go along with it. Plenty of misses in training, but some good improvement along the way. Time will tell.

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