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Marathon100 III Virtual Run 10K

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So on Saturday was another virtual running race again. I decided to do the 10K distance as always. Since the people at marathon100.com had now done a test to compare different running apps and heart rate monitors, they said that everyone using RunKeeper have to run 10,4K since RunKeeper is the most inaccurate app. Bummer! 😦 

I was pretty sure that I was going to be the last one to finish this time because 1) there were only 10 people in the original starting protocol; 2) I had had 5 intense workouts in a row before the race (stupid!!!). Friday was supposed to be an easier workout day but unfortunately I screwed that one up with cycling in strong wind.

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I woke up around 8 AM and quickly made some oatmeal porridge to fuel myself. I added milk, water, oats, bran, flaxseed meal, raisins and strawberry preserves. But since it was so early in the morning, I ate it before I took a picture… 

I hit the road for a 600 metre warm-up around just before 10 AM. The weather was a little chilly and windy but sunny and beautiful. I was kind of worried that maybe the food will be sitting in my stomach and give me discomfort but actually porridge before my run was absolutely perfect. I felt great!

After my warm-up I set my RunKeeper up for the race. The first kilometres were kind of boring and pretty difficult: my legs were a little tired and heavy. But man I fast! First kilometre was 5:55 per km –> it sure didn’t feel like it.

III VJ splits

By the 4th kilometre I reached Jõhvi. Running in the city is always more exciting. I always get funny looks from people since we don’t have that much runners here. I got stuck behind a red traffic light twice, that kind of messed up my “flow” but never EVER run on the road with a red light. It’s dangerous.

My legs never actually got this amazing “I’m flying” lightness this time, the lack of rest obviously had a major role. I kept pushing myself and I was pretty fast, going around 6 min per kilometre. Usually 7 minutes per km is an acceptable pace for me. Carbs are rocket fuel! 🙂 I like using rocket fuel.

III VJ climb and pace

Anyway, when I reached Jõhvi Concert House and the city park I was starting my 6th km and it was time to head back home. Later I heard my dad saw me from his car and even honked the horn for me but I had headphones in and didn’t hear anything. The new promenade is a good running track, I’ll be using it more often from now on. I also got pretty hot and sweaty and regretted adding another layer of clothes the last second before leaving the house.

When I reached the city border, I had around 3 more kilometres home. The wind between the fields was pretty strong but I kept telling myself that I can do it. I wondered if I could do the race under an hour but then figured out I would have to speed up a lot and decided to leave that goal for another time.

Somewhere before the 9th kilometre mark I got kind of emotional thinking about my running journey and where my pace has come since last summer. I was running around 8 min per km then, now I was going around 6 min per km. That is such good progress!

Before even noticing, it was time to speed up for the last kilometre and give it my all. I have to admit, it was damn annoying to run another 400 metres when 10K was actually done. I finished a couple hundred metres before my house. All in total I ran a little over 11K that day.

Post-run fuel: kefir, protein powder, stevia, raspberries and black currants.
Post-run fuel: kefir, protein powder, stevia, raspberries and black currants.

When I got home, I refueled with a nice smoothie and then foam rolled every single muscle in my body (well, most of the muscles used for running). I was really really happy with myself. What a great Saturday!

III VJ rada

Results:

  • My official time: 1:05:22

  • Official distance: 10K

  • Actual RunKeeper distance: 10,4K

  • Average pace: 6:17 min per km (improved my personal best by 31 seconds per km!)

  • My position: 12 (out of 13 that finished) –> I didn’t finish last, so mission accomplished again

  • My position among women: 7 (out of 8) 

  • In my agegroup: 1st! (the only person in my agegroup again)

 Margit Partei III VJ

I’m so excited for Parkmetsa 7K race on Saturday! Bring it on 🙂

Workout Week 31.03–6.04.2014

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In Workout Week posts I will tell you everything about my last week’s workouts.

31.03–6.04.2014

Monday was Jooks Jõud Venitus day aka running and strength. My legs were killing me from Nike Day on Saturday and the workout wasn’t easy. At the end of the class, Maris advised us to take off our shoes and run one lap barefoot. As I had thought, I felt a huge difference which means that usually I land on my heel. I try to improve and stop doing that but obviously I need to be more careful with my running technique.

Tuesday began with a shock when I found that my score on Sportlyzer.com was 9999 instead of 1155 last night. I freaked out since I thought all my data is messed up. But it wasn’t; it was an April’s Fools joke… They got me good!

In the evening I had a BodyPump class. Instead of Florian we had a new instructor substituting. She was a beginner instructor (I think) but she was really good! I also told her that after class 🙂 But since the class began 5 minutes after the normal time, we had to skip biceps track. I was kind of disappointed about that…

On Wednesday I got to TYSK early and did a 25 minute jog prior to the actual interval training. Then we did a 10 minute warm-up, some dynamic stretches, running exercises and began with the actual interval part of the class:

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We finished everything with some core exercises and stretches. Overall it came to almost 2 hours of working out (1 hour 28 minutes of running) and 12,6 kilometres. This my longest distance EVER. I felt so amazing when the workout ended. Loved it!

Thursday was BodyPump day. It was awesome. I enjoyed every minute.

Friday was supposed to be an easier day on my legs before my Virtual Run on Saturday but… I messed that one up 😀 I wanted to do a nice 45 minute swim session to give me legs some rest. But going to the pool is such a hassle here with all the buses and waiting, so I decided to cycle to the city and back. Great decision: I was home 2 hours earlier than by taking the buses. Bad decision: the wind was pretty strong, I was moving like a snail and my legs felt like jello when I got back home. I got a little nervous about the race next day…

Anyway, the swim itself was pretty good: although I had to share the lane with 2 older ladies who were much slower than me, I managed to improve both 500 m and 1000 m front crawl times. Yay fot that 🙂 All in total: 1000 m of front crawl, 600 metres of breaststroke.

Saturday was the day of my third race this year: III Virtual Run. In total I ran 11 km. Longer post coming next week.

Sunday was the most relaxed day of the week. I went to the pool again, started off with 500 m of breast and 500 m of back then did 500 m of fast crawl and finished it with 100 m of slow swimming. I improved my best time in crawl again for the second time that week. All in total: 1,6K.

In total:

  • 3 hours 15 minutes of running
  • 3 hours of muscle workouts
  • 2 hours 15 minutes of walking
  • 1 hour 30 minutes of swimming
  • 55 minutes of cycling

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Overall I had a good week. I improved my personal bests in running and swimming, my muscles feel great and I even managed to do some cycling. Now I’m really looking forward to next week: I’m excited to see how I’m going to do in Parkmetsa 7K race. Wish me luck!