Update

Haven't been able to run these past few days. Have been snowboarding and I was travelling all day yesterday. Today is Christmas eve so should be a laugh. Been speaking a lot of French so that's good.

200's

Today did 200m sprints. Woke up feeling tired. 2km warm up then started the session. I was running on a 200m stretch of road which inevitably had a hill on it. Started off in 32s then tried to figure out what the recovery should be. Went for 30 seconds for the 1st 3 and the next 2 times were 32 and 35. Then decided to do float recovery down the hill and do the sprint up the hill. The float recovery was about 75s. Did the remaining 7 in 35s and 34s. Not a bad session although felt pretty bad and the distance wasn't great.

9 min, 6 min, 3 min

Today did 9 min hard, 4 min recovery, 6 min hard , 4 min recovery then 3 min hard. Started off feeling good and trained well I think. It's hard to judge when not training with others.

Easy again

Another easy 5.4km today, but this time in 23:02. Also went paintballing today so that was a laugh. Got shot up a bit, but not too bad. Managed to hit a few others, it was fun. It definitely gets the heart rate up and adrenaline pumping.

Getting back into it

Had the last 4 days off because of sickness so yesterday did an easy 5.4km in 26 minutes. Felt great to be back running again so that's good. Back in Australia people have in running Pb's galore so very nervous that I'm going to be far behind when I return. Oh well, I guess we will see what happens.

Being Sick and feeling sorry for myself

Today and yesterday I have a cold and its a bit of a pain. Being sick overseas is always tough. I'm not running today because I just want it to go. I'll see what I'm feeling like tomorrow...

Easy 4km

Today did a really easy 4km, woke up really late this morning so really couldn't be bothered. Time was 20:30, happy to get the legs ticking over though.

3km out and back

Today did a 3km out and back. These out and backs I am not very keen on to be honest because it is so hard to judge your pace after running the same distance slow. Also quite tired this morning after not much sleep. Started off well, really nice weather this morning so that was good. Did the easy 3km in 15:10. Then came the hard 3km. I was running on a very hilly course again today. There isn't really anywhere flat around here which is good for training, but everything hurts much more. First km is always the worst and nothing changed today as I went through in 3:45. Tried to push hard this next k and managed 3:17. The end of the last km was up an enormous hill and I did it in 3:30. 10:37 the final time so not too bad. 6km in all.

Hard Hills

Today only had a half day of school in France so went for a run at around 2 I  the afternoon. Hills was the session today and right next to the house there is a massive one. 300m long with a 15% gradient this was a hard session. Normally when I do hills in Australia, they are not that steep so I can do a rep going down also. On this hill it was impossible to do that so I jogged down the hill each time for a float recovery. The recovery was always around 90s and the session went like this. Started off up the hill in 1:13 and  though that was pretty quick. I was right with the next 2 coming in at 1:16 and 1:20. Kept the rest in that vicinity except for the 10th which was 1:28. The 11th and final I pushed hard and managed 1:12 to finish. Pretty hard session in all, covering about 8.6km including warm up.

5 x 1200's

Today, in France, didn't have school as lessons were cancelled. Pretty chilly today, but no wind so that was an advantage. Haven't been able to run the last 2 days school finishes so late, by the time I get home it's pitch black and dropping below freezing. For my 1200's, I chose a 1200m stretch of road going past my French correspondent's house and ran back and forth along it. A really hill bit of road with a major hill and 2 medium sized ones going each way. Still haven't quite recovered from jet lag so woke up feeling pretty knackered already. Did a 2km warm up then got into it. First on went alright having to face the lesser of the 2 major hills on this rep. Managed 4:14 so alright. Next one was tough pulling a 4:19, but the next one I got a 4:12. Felt a bit sick by this time, the fatigue from jet lag taking its toll. Next was 4:22 so not great. Pushed on the final rep and got 4:17 so not too bad of a session on a very hilly route and starting tired. 1km cool down for 9k all up. This time next week will be over the jet lag and training might creep up to usual standard.

10km

This morning did 10k at a medium pace. 45:09 was the time. A bit warmer this morning which was good, but I'm still tired from the plane as the run was a struggle.