Training 04 TUE 28 JUL

Training sessions on Monday 27th JUL: (recovery)

am - easy 1 hr with 6 strides on grass
pm - easy 6km with upper body strenghtening work

Felt rather tired after Sunday's mammoth effort.
Didnt slp well the night early, need more than 7hrs with this type of training in place.
Started my pm session with a "walk a jog" to the stadium.
Felt much better after warming up....

Training sessions on Tue 28th JUL: (Hard, Max Aerobic session)

am - 35mins tempo run @ 10k pace
pm - 5-6k easy with upper body strenghtening

Woke up unwillingly. The first step out of bed kills. My body aches with pains.
Told myself once the engine is warmed up, it will be ok.

Headed to the track. Dark and Tranquil. Was alone while i proceed on my norm warm up routine. Somehow, I enjoy circling the track in this situation. Its like an escape.

I should be able to cover 20+ laps of lane 8 in 35mins. Felt strong and gd in the run. But it was a painful countdown, 1 rd after the other. Will probably forget the counting the next time and go via feeling. It was a nice "sunrise" run, as I witness the dawn of the day, started at 620 to 655am, so it was an extra incentive for myself. A tiny trick to play on myself to look forth to the run.

The purpose is to "learn" to "buffer" the pain situation you are in. Key is to go fast and controlled. I believe the more you subject urself to it, the more you can adapt and feel more comfortable. The last few rounds was tiring. But it comes down to mental strength as I had unknowningly slowed down... When i summon the courage to push again, i could... but somehow the legs are tired..

covered 20laps lane 8 in 34mins++. rather disappointed. thats about 9k in 34:30, about 3:50/km. Actually slower than my expected AHM pace. Was I too tired? But i recovered rather immediately. Perhaps I should engage training partners to push the pace.