jogging and motivation thread

[luei74]

Mission accomplished this week. Have a nice weekend everyone

 

[sph777]

20240330 18degC brooks hyperion elite 3
21.52km @ 6’38” (2:22:52)
1st HM distance without any stops in my life.

Great job

 

[sph777]

200km for March

LSD for March 2024

Full marathon not my cup of tea but I will train up to 30km anyway

Well done

 

[xllms]

Great job

thank you. initially didn't plan to do a HM, wanted to do a slow recovery run after yesterday's 6+7km run, thats y started really slow at 7min/km pace. Felt good and went beyond 6km, likewise at 10km, so instead of stop and rest, made a u-turn and head back to where i started. Ended up HM.

 

[apriliasiao]

finding a good route to run >10km is quite hard as I don't like to run on main rd breathing all the fume. only places are to chiong beachs and reservoirs in the evening. any other ideas?

 

[WussRedXLi]

20240330 18degC brooks hyperion elite 3
21.52km @ 6’38” (2:22:52)
1st HM distance without any stops in my life.

18 deg C i think i need to wear those long sleeves for cycling liao.

Any issue with the HR this time round?

 

[WussRedXLi]

finding a good route to run >10km is quite hard as I don't like to run on main rd breathing all the fume. only places are to chiong beachs and reservoirs in the evening. any other ideas?

For me is Sentosa. Other than MBS area. Bicycle as "transporation"
Sentosa is good as it is somewhat hilly. Slightly different type of stimulus

 

[Kuudere]

thank you. initially didn't plan to do a HM, wanted to do a slow recovery run after yesterday's 6+7km run, thats y started really slow at 7min/km pace. Felt good and went beyond 6km, likewise at 10km, so instead of stop and rest, made a u-turn and head back to where i started. Ended up HM.

Start slow and end fast helps a lot with pacing.

You'll naturally find the right pace and gain momentum as you continue running.

finding a good route to run >10km is quite hard as I don't like to run on main rd breathing all the fume. only places are to chiong beachs and reservoirs in the evening. any other ideas?

I mostly go rail corridor. Punggol is good if you stay in the north side.

 

[Ender]

finding a good route to run >10km is quite hard as I don't like to run on main rd breathing all the fume. only places are to chiong beachs and reservoirs in the evening. any other ideas?

Which area you stay ? Most parks in singapore can do loops till you reach your targeted distance.
Sometimes I do loops around Punggol park, roughly 1.2km per loop. Advantages of park over PCN is alot less bicycles. My areaz sengkang and punggol waterway PCN has a lot of cyclist.

 

[Ender]

20240330 18degC brooks hyperion elite 3
21.52km @ 6’38” (2:22:52)
1st HM distance without any stops in my life.

Excellent. Can do it without stopping means base improved. I believe by now 7km- 13km might be your base for easy days.

 

[xllms]

18 deg C i think i need to wear those long sleeves for cycling liao.

Any issue with the HR this time round?

depends on individual, today saw many on short sleeves and some in running singlets.
no heart rate issues. today started really slow so i guess that could be the main issue previously.
today's average around 156, max at around 174.

 

[xllms]

Start slow and end fast helps a lot with pacing.

You'll naturally find the right pace and gain momentum as you continue running.

for my current level, i think i found mine at around 6'30" although at times wish to go faster. Last Nov, running at below 6´00" for 10km was quite natural. have to keep running to adjust/adapt slowly.

 

[xllms]

Excellent. Can do it without stopping means base improved. I believe by now 7km- 13km might be your base for easy days.

i think 8km is my base for faster runs as i found in my 10km runs, i have the tendency to slow down around 8km mark.
as for slower runs like today, i think doing 15km shouldn't be an issue, but had to work harder around and after 15km mark.

 

[WussRedXLi]

 

[Ender]

i think 8km is my base for faster runs as i found in my 10km runs, i have the tendency to slow down around 8km mark.
as for slower runs like today, i think doing 15km shouldn't be an issue, but had to work harder around and after 15km mark.

Take 13km and below as your easy day filler runs. 15 km , if you feel you are pushing then I guess 16km onwards are LSD which require some recovery the day after. Complete rest or a short 20 to 30 min at a pace slower than easy day .

 

[WussRedXLi]

 

[xllms]

Take 13km and below as your easy day filler runs. 15 km , if you feel you are pushing then I guess 16km onwards are LSD which require some recovery the day after. Complete rest or a short 20 to 30 min at a pace slower than easy day .

ideally, i think should be doing the following:
Sun: 2x10km or HM
Mon: rest
Tues: 2x6km
Wed: 12-13km slow run
Thu: 5-6x1km or 8x400m speedwork
Fri: 2x6km
Sat: 12-13km slow run

due to work not likely do daily runs. at best alternate days runs, eg.
Sun, Tues, Thur, Fri/Sat

 

[apriliasiao]

Which area you stay ? Most parks in singapore can do loops till you reach your targeted distance.
Sometimes I do loops around Punggol park, roughly 1.2km per loop. Advantages of park over PCN is alot less bicycles. My areaz sengkang and punggol waterway PCN has a lot of cyclist.

I mostly go rail corridor. Punggol is good if you stay in the north side.

Hmmm.. I stay in Tampines so sometimes will jog over to Punggol via Lor Halus red bridge. Joggers in Punggol and Sengkang got really nice running environment sia.

 

[bbbbbw]

Had a wonderful Easter brunch at Conrad Oscar and ate a bit too much so compensated by skipping dinner and running 5km just now lol

 

[xllms]

Had a wonderful Easter brunch at Conrad Oscar and ate a bit too much so compensated by skipping dinner and running 5km just now lol

I often crave for meat after a good run