Andy's back from holidays looking fit and healthy and ready to get in some solid running training before our relay race in October. We managed to roganise to go running together yesterday and the idea was to head down to Maisons Laffitte track to get some intervals in before running back. I had planned a nice 5 x 1200m session in 4:30 per interval, just to see how I was faring up.
I picked Andy up outside his house and we ran easily down to the track at around 4:50 pace. We got to the stadium only to find that it was closed and not going to open for a good half hour. We headed off to Cora instead, chatting about the holidays and how well Nick is running at the moment. Nick wasn't around as he'd decided to take the easy option and take part in a raid in Normandy with Anne this weekend instead.
The pace was steady still at just under 5 minute kilometres, but despite Andy's intensive bike training, I could see that he wasn't used to the distance and was beginning to tire slightly. We ran up the hill to Pavillon de la Muette at a slower pace and then took it easier on the way home.
15 km all up for me in 1:16 or an average of 5:06 per km. Going to need to go faster than this Andy, if we're to beat the 3 hour marathon objective. Good week of training for me distance wise. I managed to beat the 80km barrier this week and do 84km in total for the week.
Footing
10 years ago
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Yeah, the RAID was a breeze. We averaged around 8km an hour over the 64km course and despite Anne managing to puncture both back and front tires in the first 10km, we achieved a respectable 33rd postion off scratch from 72 teams. We think we were 4th mixed team, but it wasn't too clear as the results were announced at 11.30 pm well into the festivities.
It's amazing how that puncturing the tyres trick works in order to grab a bit of a breather though doesn't it? Anne must be in worse shape than I thought.
Seriously, 33rd from 72 teams is a good result and well done to you both. The investment in the map-holder paid off then!
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