Wednesday, September 30, 2009

September Running: Getting there

Little by litte I am getting to my desired training amount. This month the goal was to put in over 300 km. Unfortunately got sick two weekends which forced to take off 5 days. Those 5 days truncated my plan, but at least I know I am on the right track. With few days of training the mileage this months was at least decent. Looking forward to October.

September

1. Bike commute 22 km
Jog 13 km
2. Bike commute 22 km
Jog 15 km
3. Bike commute 22 km
Jog 11 km
4. Jog 10 km
5. 2100 meter swim
6. 10 km tempo - 36.11
Splits: 3.40 - 3.38 - 3.39 - 3.40 - 3.41 - 3.39 - 3.37 - 3.35 - 3.33 - 3.24
7. Jog 10 km
8. Bike commute 22 km
Jog 12 km
9. Bike commute 26 km
10. Bike commute 22 km
5 x 1000 - 1 min 200 meter recovery jog (dirt track): Total 14 km
3.23 - 3.23 - 3.20 - 3.17 - 3.13
11. Jog 10 km
12. Sick
13. Sick
14. Jog 10 km
15. Bike commute 22 km
Jog 12 km
16. Bike commute 22 km
Jog 15 km
17. Bike commute 22 km
1600 meter swim
18. Rest
19. Shibuya Aquathlon 300 meter swim / 1500 meter run
20. Jog 17 km
21. Jog 13 km
22. Jog 6 km
23. Setagaya Aquathlon 300 meter swim / 3100 meter run
24. Bike commute 22 km
Jog 18 km
25. Sick
26. Sick
27. Sick
28. Jog 15 km
29. Bike commute 22 km
Jog 10 km
30. 5 km TT - 16.19

Total Run 254 km
Total Swim 4300 mts
Total Bike 224 km

August Running: things look a bit better

Vacations are here. HOT HOT HOT. Very busy.
But at least managed to go over 200km. Hopefully next month get near 300 km and can start working my way up to 400 km per month again. Oh and applied for Tokyo Marathon !!!

August

1. Jog 13 km
2. Rest
3. Jog 10 km
4. 1000 x 3 - 1 min 200 meter recovery jog : Total 14 km
3.11 - 3.11 - 3.13 (10 min break)
3000 x 1 : 10.36
5. Jog 16 km
6. Rest
7. 2300 meter swim
8. Rest
9. Jog 17 km (hilly)
10. 2300 meter swim
11. Rest
12. Rest
13. Rest
14. Jog 13 km
15. Rest
16. Jog 18 km
17. Jog 13 km
18. 6 km pace run - Total : 16 km
Splits: 3.31 - 3.32 - 3.32 - 3.34 - 3.35 - 3.38
19. Rest
20. Jog 18 km
21. Jog 18 km @ 4.10 pace
22. Jog 17 km @ 4.10 pace
23. Rest
24. Rest
25. Jog 10 km
26. 5 km time trial - 16.35 - Total : 13 km
27. Rest
28. Rest
29. Rest
30. Nihon Gakuen Aquathlon 300 meter swim/1500 meter run
2nd place: 11.31

Total Run: 212 km
Total Swim: 4900 km

July Running: No, I was not injured

My vacations started. Entire 5 weeks off, yet I managed to barely go over 150 km. Well I was busy with many other things. Still though I did not think I would do so little mileage during the start of my holidays

July

1. 2300 meter swim
2. Rest
3. 5 x 200 @ 1500 meter pace. Total : 10 km
4. Edogawa Open Track Meet
1500 meters: 4.17.06
Total: 6 km
5. Rest
6. Rest
7. Bike commute 22 km
2000 meter swim
8. Bike commute 22 km
Jog 15 km
9. Bike commute 22 km
2000 meter swim
10. Rest
11. Open Water 3.2 km swim (+300 mt cool down)
Jog 13 km Trail
12. Jog 25 km
13. Rest
14. Jog 12 km
15. Rest
16. Jog 18 km
2000 meter swim
17. Jog 15 km
18. Rest
19. Jog 17 km
20. Rest
21. Rest
22. Rest
23. Rest
24. Rest
25. Rest
26. Rest
27. Rest
28. Jog 13 km
29. Rest
30. Rest
31. Jog 23 km

Total Run: 167 km
Total Swim: 11800 meters
Total Bike: 66 km