Tom Roper's Running Training

Stanmer Park

A short and very hot lunchtime run to Stanmer Park.
Time: 38:44
Distance: 4.04
Pace: 9.35 (best 7.19)
Average heart rate: 170

Bank holiday long run

Today being the bank holiday I had yesterday's long run today, to Firle Beacon, and beyond to the Bedddingham TV masts and then back by way of Bishopstone. Gorgeous weather, lots of ramblers, cyclists and even a policeman on an off-road motor-bike.
Time: 2:14:01
Distance: 12.22
Pace:10.58 (best 8.14)
Average heart rate: 158

Sunday short run

I did a short run today to Seaford front and back, saving the long run for Bank Holiday Monday.
Time: 31:50
Distance: 3.3
Pace: 9.39 (best )
Average heart rate: 173
Nine weeks till the Beachy Head marathon.
Total distance this week: 22.71

To Newmarket Plantation...

...and a little way beyond. Better weather, though hard going, either because of interval training yesterday, or the terrain.
Time: 42:16
Distance: 3.98
Pace: 10.36 (best 8.33)
Average heart rate: 162

A27 interval run

The weather gods are not kind at the moment; I reached the half way point without wetness, but then it rained very heavily indeed. I did 6 800 metre fast runs, with two minute jog recoveries and five minutes warm-up and cool-down
Time: 46:53
Distance: 5.17
Pace: 9.04 (best 7.24)
Average heart rate: 149

Short Stanmer Park run

A short run to Stanmer Park in heavy rain.
Time: 34.24
Distance: 3.66
Pace: 9.24 (best 7.59)

Bishopstone and Seaford front

A run out to Bishopstone and then along Seaford front on a fine if windy morning. No Forerunner, so I have a time and an approximate distance, to wit:
Time: 1:04:55
Distance: c 6.6 miles

Last holiday run

One last run while on holiday, on Friday 19 August, down to the hides and back (I had back trouble this week which restricted my running).
Time: 31:22
Distance: 2.99
Pace: 10.29 (best 8.51)
Total mileage this week: a disgraceful 2.99
10 weeks till Beachy Head Marathon

To Hunstanton again

Sunday 14 August. Once more on the Snettisham to Hunstanton route. I found the beach running hard on the legs and today there was a hard wind which slowed me down, so I was minutes lower over the same route
Time: 1:45:43
Distance: 10.19
Pace: 10.23 (best 8.28)
Average heart rate; no reading (possibly the monitor's battery has run out).
Total mileage this week: 28.2
Eleven weeks to the Beachy Head Marathon.

Interval run to the A149

Thursday 11 August. This morning an interval run from Snettisham Beach to the A149 and back, doing four fast runs of 500m with 2 minute jog recoveries in between and five minute jogs at beginning and end.
Time: 34:08
Distance: 3.84
Pace: 8.54 (best 7.23)
Average heart rate: 163