DAy 79 MAM

Fastest mile was 1 min a mile slower than Friday but should really compare with Monday aft Mug!

DAy 78 MUGDOCK

I'm sure there was big improvement but who knows reached blue trough just b4 cottage in 40 mins ..that's going to be my point of reference

DAY 77 TEST DAY

Not as fast as last week so me thinking I shouldn't have ignored the day off suggestion

DAY 76

Not bad run so so I guess can't really remember not fastest and not slowest ..using my phone as GPS so min/mile to be added

DAY 74

Got a red don't train this morning but wasn't totally convinced ..so tried again and got a better score ..closer to yesterday's time..my sub 86bpm pace was quicker today do that's good enough for me ..average pulse was 98 couple points higher than yesterday

DAY 74

HRV plummeted and got an orange 'take it easy big man ' and I did just that ..averaging 96bpm ..warm down was quite straightforward so usually means I'm good to go tomorrow

DAY 73

Stroll along woods and felt pretty sprightly no side effects from Sunday's long run

DAY 70

Today could be the last day I don't drink 500 ml of water with a drop of mint essential oil..after reading Vincent 'leaves no stone unturned ' Oscala's post about the performance study of peppermint oil in water ..I knew I had to see it's cellular effect on my training ..doing a maf test outside wouldn't work due to too many variables like wind and humidity etc..so its 116 bpm on the turbo-trainer after a 12 minute walk at 86 bpm and 40mins at 99 then 14 minutes building up to 116 gave me a rpm of 85@116bpm

DAY 69

Again world record at 86 bpm ..reached end of block ...things are really starting to happen ..not sure what brought this on fruit soup or water ...however positive splits are starting to slip in ..which could be wind/breeze etc at play ..so ill just use Turbo as a test ..at moment its 85 rpm at 116 bpm

DAY 68

Past Mosque and round the corner ..did another 1.5hr as 86bpm speed was up compared to yesterday's best!!? ..hope thus continues ..should reach railway bridge by next week tho won't be here. Bit of a tailwind tho

DAY 66

Best run so far ..high PP doesn't look auspicious for tomorrow ..30 mins took me to end of mosque ....skipping breakfast and not eating after 8 seems to be making a difference

DAY 64 TEST DAY

Saturdays are going to be my test days starting from the 1st stank ..reached yellow gate just b4 bridge at 106bpm ..PP was 31 so looks promising for tomorrow tho sire foot loosing weight and big regression ..11stone 12 so weight coming down ...15% body fat

DAY 63..PB

Must admit today was a turning point ..almost reached my longest distance yet at 105 instead of 116!!??...either something bad is going to happen or a watershed ...probably just a blip ..PP in mid 30s...HRV bubbling around 60 ..ill let my 86bpm pace dictate my effort. .if its same tomorrow ill go for 116 at one hour ..see if that causes a regress

DAY 61

Still down so its another 106 ..different route slightly so can't compare still managing negative split got home in 1-01-20...that's impressive ..PP in mid 30s and warm down was not a struggle so hopefully that's linked to a good warm up tomorrow

DAY 60

Did hour @116 and there was a big regression compared to sat ...time to turn down the juice