Training Log Archive: Arnold

Another pretty fast run, to Cité Universitaire with Tomas around and back, all running this time (no metro). Felt really good and pushed it quite hard, 17.15 to get there compared to 18.30 on usual long runs..

It's very interesting how suddenly I appear to have become a lot faster and fitter, now that I do a lot less training than I did when I was in Boston. Possible reasons are:

- I generally train faster because I have less of a chance to get out
- I am less tired because I train less and therefore the quality training really has a chance to stick, or simply
- now that I train less the Boston training finally has a chance to "come through"

But I will try and read up more about fast vs slow training, and whether 5hrs quality could be better than 8hrs mixed..I am starting to warm up to Emil Zatopek's comment which goes something like this "when I train I run fast, because I want to learn how to run fast. Why should I run slow, I already know how to run slow"

The long run. Usual area, plus I added on some running in Jardins de Luxembourg. Felt pretty tired towards the end, not surprising given fast 10k run only 12 hours earlier.

The usual run, a minute faster than fastest ever to date, wow. I ran with my orange Asics racing shoes which are really light and it makes such a difference to speed, and also (mostly probably) to mental attitude - I just felt faster, so I ran faster! I think this best time will stand for a while though

Gym at lunch time
8min rowing (5 up 3 down)
20min elliptical
15mins cycling

3 sets. Felt ok given lack of sleep. A friend of Abi's was around when I strength'd and she reckoned I was doing it all wrong. Nice to know after 2 years..