{"id":106,"date":"2014-11-09T10:46:41","date_gmt":"2014-11-09T10:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rungigettorun.com\/?p=106"},"modified":"2014-11-09T10:46:41","modified_gmt":"2014-11-09T10:46:41","slug":"back-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luigifumero.com\/run\/2014\/11\/09\/back-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Back in action"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has been quite a crazy week. Very tiring for many reasons, so my running suffered a bit, but I still managed to clock in a total of 65 km<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On Monday I had to skip training as we arrived home from Portugal at 2am. Three hours sleep is not enough to run and then work a full day.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday I took it easy as I had not been running for 5 days. So I only did 10 km<\/a>. I wanted to keep my heart below 140bmp but I forgot to check once in a while and went faster. It was fine, I needed to release some stress.<\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/a> was more interesting. After the usual warm up I did four 5 minutes repeats at 150-158bmp (around 3:45 min\/km) with 3 minutes rest.<\/p>\n

Then Thursday was the killer day (my favourite type). For two reasons, the training and the weather. It was really cold. The internet said 2 degrees, but I think in some areas it was closer to zero. There was ice on the street! My hands suffered the most, I should have worn gloves, but it feels too early for that!\u00a0Good thing I covered my head with my new Buff. I am such a trendy runner!
\nAnyway, I did the usual 20 minutes warm up and then did four 2 minute\u00a0uphill repeats<\/a> at a relatively fast speed and then rest on the way down. The heart was racing! I always go up and down the same road when doing hills training when the park is closed. I find it fun to think about\u00a0the people sleeping in their houses with a\u00a0mad man running up and down their street.<\/p>\n

\"tinyElevation\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Then to finish the day off I did five 1 minute sprints<\/a> faster than 2:20 min\/km with 2 minutes rest. It felt good.<\/p>\n

Friday on the other hand I felt really lazy and when I woke up, heard the heavy rain falling, felt a little pain in my right leg\/hip, I thought about the day ahead and decided to sleep more.<\/p>\n

That was a good call as on Saturday I felt fresh and ready for my long run<\/a>. I decided to run less than the last long run but do at least 30 kilometres. As I will be running the Dirt Running Half Challenge<\/a> next week end I wanted to try and run a bit faster than I usually do in my long runs. I aimed to always stay at around 4:30 min\/km. I did 31km, beating my 30km personal best, in the rain, mud, wind and then sunshine. The bit that hurt the most was my right shoulder. I am really weak if I cannot carry a water bottle for 2 hours!
\nIt was a lot of fun, felt good and I did not suffer from my usual endless hiccups in the afternoon.<\/p>\n

Next week I will take it easy before the race on Saturday, but I am very much looking forward to run with my new Asics Nimbus 16.<\/p>\n

\"nimbus16\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Yes, I went back to my favourite shoes. It is probably my 8th pair. I liked the Brooks Glycerine I was running in, but not as much as the Nimbus. Let\u2019s see how they go next week. I am not abandoning Brooks, I still have my Cascadia for my long Saturday\u2019s runs (where I try to run on trails as much as possible) and they will play an important role on next Saturday’s race.<\/p>\n

Have fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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