Half marathon training continues with an easy paced Friday 5 miler. Same route as 10 days ago, similar conditions but slightly quicker and a good 4 bpm lower on average #running #halfmarathontraining #corosrunning #runsky #runchat

What a day to decide to do my long run, totally drenched ☔️🌧️ but well happy. Today’s plan was a progression run, 5 min warm up, 5k hr zone 2 and 8k zone 3. Was unable to pick the pace up so kept it steady throughout the run due to the wind, rain and route chosen. #running #sundaylongrun #corosrunning

The first of my weekend runs in this HM training block and an easy paced zone 2 6.5km run with warm up and cool down.Tomorrow is a 14km progression run so time to carb up #running #halfmarathontraining #corosrunning #oldguysrule #runchat #runsky

Half marathon training. Wk 6, Day 3: 8km treadmill run in zone 2, pace set to 8kph, hr average 154 bpm, max 166 bpm Listening to the new Lamb Of God album Into Oblivion #running #halfmarathontraining #corosrunning #nowplaying #runsky

Half Marathon Training. Wk6, Day2: Race pace intervals. Today’s workout consisted of 8x800m in zone 3 with 480m floats in zone 2 For some reason I miscalculated and only ran 6 reps but tbh it was enough #running #halfmarathontraining #racepaceintervals #corosrunning #runchat #runsky

Half Marathon Training.Wk 5, Day 4. Tatton Park 10k Race. First race since September, really enjoyed the atmosphere, just wished I could have gone a little quicker but it wasn’t to be today. #running #halfmarathontraining #10krace #corosrunning #runchat #runsky

Half Marathon Training. Wk 5, Day 2. 2 Mile Warm Up + 5 x 480m easy with 160m Pick Ups. Found a flat route for this one and dug out my Takumi Sen’s for this one. #running #halfmarathontraining #corosrunning #runchat #runsky

After yesterday’s run tests I can better dial in my workouts for the half marathons lined up in the next 3 months. Today an 8km run with 3 in zone 2 and 5 in zone 3. Pace a little slower than expected due to the more hilly route taken #running #halfmarathontraining #racepace #corosrunning #runsky

The lactate and vo2 max test I had booked today had to be cancelled so did my own on a treadmill. It’s not as accurate to determine LT2 but is ok for now. #running #thresholdtest #corosrunning #runsky

half marathon training wk3 day 3: 4 miles easy pace with 5 minutes warm up and cool down. Managed a good steady pace today, hr just slightly up towards the end. Rest day tomorrow need to be ready for a lactate/ vo2 max test Saturday #running #halfmarathontraining #corosrunning #runsky

Half marathon training wk3 day1.
8 km treadmill run. Pace set towards high end of zone 2, hr ended up almost at LT2 by the end of the workout but today was about trying to keep form #running #halfmarathontraining #corosrunning #runsky

Half marathon training wk 2 day 5: Sunday long run. 5 minutes warm up, 5k easy zone 2, 6.5k tempo/race pace, 5 minutes cool down. Things went better than expected considering the last long run was in October. #running #halfmarathontraining #sundaylongrun #corosrunning #runchat #runsky

Wk 2, day 4: 5k treadmill run, easy zone 2 pace. Wanted to have some consistency today, no hills and a nice steady pace. #running #halfmarathontraining #5krun #corosrunning #runsky #runchat

Had to take Sunday’s long run off due to a family issue. Back on track today. Half marathon training wk2 day 1: 4 miles/6.5km easy pace plus 5 minutes warm up and cool down. Average pace 7:32 min/km, average hr 157 bpm, rpe 3/4 #running #halfmarathontraining #easyrunning #corosrunning #runsky

Day 3 of half marathon training and feeling a lot better. 5km zone 2 easy pace with 5 minutes warm up and cool down, heart rate in the right place just need to build the pace up over the next few weeks #running #halfmarathontraining #corosrunning #corostrainingplan #runchat #runsky

Day 2 of half marathon training and an easy ish workout. 3km plus some strides. Things almost went to plan until I realised the auto lap function on my Coros had been removed so wasn’t sure when to manually do it #running #halfmarathontraining #strides #corosrunning #runchat #runsky

Day 1 of the next training block for my next race in 12 weeks time and a visit to the gym for an easy pace 6.5km to start things off with. Hr still higher than preferred for the session but hopefully things will improve over the weeks #running #halfmarathontraining #corosrunning #oldguysrule

Been a bit out of sorts the past few days, got an appointment at the docs to try and finally clear my chest infection and was given some penicillin and steroids so hopefully all clear next week. Felt better today so managed a 30 minute jeff #running #slowrunning #corosrunning #runchat #runsky

Back at it after a week off still trying to clear a chest infection which was affecting my copd. 6k split into 2 x3k easy pace runs with a break in between. Hope to start training proper the end of the month for my first half of the year in 13 weeks time #running #corosrunning #runchat #runsky

First 10k since my last race in September and first easy pace since July and not what I was expecting, pace down 2 min/km and hr up 20 bpm. Definitely a lot to improve on #running #10krun #corosrunning #runchat #runsky

A very enjoyable 5k with my local pub’s Thursday social jog. Tough going on a hilly route but well worth it #running #socialrun #corosrunning #runchat #runsky

Wasn’t able to run over the weekend, copd had left me breathless for most the time. Managed 30 minutes this evening but was a struggle even at what would have been a relatively slow pace. Hope things improve so I can begin training for my first half in April #running #slowrunning #corosrunning

8k at tempo just under 49 minutes with stops and walk breaks to keep hr in the right zone. Not the best I’ve ran but will accept as recovering from a chest infection #running #temporunning #corosrunning #runchat #runsky

first chance of a run since the weekend and a trip to the gym for some more base building km’s #running #easyrunning #adidasrunning #corosrunning #runchat #runsky

Tough going out there today, lungs struggling to take in oxygen not the best conditions trying to push the pace on a tempo run but as always happy to get out there #running #temporunning #corosrunning #runsky #runchat

Decided to set a baseline for future runs, hoping to see some improvement ready for next years races. 30 minutes zone 2 with 5 minutes warm up. Hr up towards the end on a final climb but on the whole managed to keep within the limits #running #easyrunning #zone2running #corosrunning #runsky #runchat

Didn’t feel like going out in the rain so some treadmill running this afternoon. Wanted to keep pace a constant and check how hr progressed over the run #running #treadmillrunning #corosrunning #runchat #runsky

Another easy 5k and a bit. Still keeping to a nice gentle pace for now, hoping to pick up speed as the weeks go on #running #aerobicbasebuilding #corosrunning #runchat #runsky

Club run with the local real ale/craft beer pub. Tough going but extremely enjoyable #running #clubrun #corosrunning #runsky #runchat

Close-up of the internal components of a Coros Vertix 2 smartwatch, highlighting a previously stuck button that has now been fixed.

#maker #fixer #repair #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #coros #corosrunning #running #aberdeenshire getting to grips with a faulty crown on this Coros watch. Now on its way back to the owner.