Tuesday, June 22, 2010

2010 - New 5K timing

Just to keep it for the record, 22min 34sec. (Improved to 22min 25sec on 9-Jun)
Didn't feel uncomfortable at all - i think i can get under 22 min in a months time. and, then make it close to 21 mins. Will keep doing the weekly long runs of 10Km at comfortable pace to make the 5K feel shorter.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

New 10K - fast & confident

Completed in 49min 52 sec - the first under 50 min by me. YESSSS!!!!

I was mentally prepared to do it. Was constantly doing 25-35 min runs at the same pace once in a while. And, some fast paced runs (4:30 min per Km) to make the target pace (5 min per Km) feel easy and comfortable. Added with a dash of weight training.
It was a pretty solo effort (like 99% of all), but i think i am going to move forward from this timing soon and realize the much awaited timing of 45 min. Fingers crossed.

Friday, January 22, 2010

Half marathon

On sunday, 17th-jan-2010, was the Mumbai Marathon. Another day to test the skills over the distance - half marathon. Following were my results,


Timing - 2hr 01min 01sec Rank - 317/394

(was boxed behind lot of people at the starting line resulting in a bit bad finish time and rank)

I was targeting a sub-2Hr result. But, the Sun hit me very hard in the final 3 Kms and i couldn't keep up the pace. Missed the target my about a minute. Will be better prepared next time :)

Not at all a bad race, i felt good throughout the race and recovered quite quickly.
From this race, i have got a lot of confidence, and i am gonna use it for my favorite short distances - 3K, 5K & 10K.

From today, i am back to regular running.
Upcoming target is to PR on the 10Km distance and do a sub-50 min @ Sunfeast bang 10K.
Short term (2 months) target is to do a 5Km in sub-22 mins.

Cheers.

Personal Bests
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5Km - 23min45sec (Feb 2009)
10Km - 54min36sec (May 2009)
Half marathon - 2Hr 01 min 01 sec (Jan 2010)