Week 35

Week 35.

Date	Miles	KM	Time	Avg Pace (Min /Mile)	Avg MPH	Elev Gain (Mtr)	Elev Loss (Mtr)	Calories	HR Zone	Avg HR
26th Aug	3.10	5.00	00:36:20	11:43	5.1	0	0	370	-	-
27th Aug	6.20	10.00	01:09:17	11:10	5.3	0	0	750	-	-
28th Aug	3.10	5.00	00:36:02	11:37	5.2	0	0	380	-	-
29th Aug	6.20	10.00	01:10:10	11:19	5.3	0	0	740	-	-
30th Aug	Rest Day
31st Aug	6.20	10.00	01:08:45	11:05	5.4	0	0	770	-	-
1st Sep	Rest Day
Week 35	24.80	40.00	04:40:34			0	0	3010
Week 34	0.00	0.00	--:--:--			0	0	0
Week 33	34.50	55.52	06:16:57			478	469	4,116
Week 32	38.50	61.96	07:05:30			1,206	1,138	4,238
Week 31	26.10	42.00	04:51:20			900	957	2,593
Week 30	34.00	54.72	06:18:57			1234	1166	3,771
Week 29	46.50	74.83	08:41:00			1756	1625	4,951
Week 28	37.81	60.86	06:59:57			902	809	4,705
Week 27	8.00	12.87	01:30:27			301	302	1,020
Week 26	0.00	0.00	00:00:00			0	0	0
Week 25	85.00	136.79	17:49:35			1671	1629	10,643
Week 24	19.20	30.90	03:43:53			584	559	2,085
Week 23	30.70	49.41	05:54:07			1453	1574	3,199
Week 22	24.10	38.79	04:44:25			804	813	2,544
Week 21	28.00	45.06	05:20:25			947	966	3,305
Week 20	50.00	80.47	09:47:18			-	-	-
Week 19	19.50	31.38	03:45:04			528	655	2,220
Week 18	28.44	45.77	05:26:59			858	901	3,306
Week 17	48.10	77.36	09:05:52			1023	1082	5,723
Week 16	32.00	51.50	05:43:26			800	837	3,850
Week 15	18.00	28.97	03:24:26			571	582	2,333
Week 14	0.00	0.00	00:00:00			0	0	0
Week 13	21.72	34.95	04:03:13			229	249	2,505
Week 12	21.21	34.14	03:40:53			578	481	2,499
Week 11	53.27	85.72	09:59:05			1501	1296	6,240
Week 10	41.50	66.79	07:46:54			882	773	4,872
Week 9	21.00	33.80	03:53:34			547	545	2,631
Week 8	27.43	44.14	05:02:31			421	416	3,176
Week 7	35.87	57.73	06:41:54			829	927	4,444
Week 6	24.82	39.94	04:36:11			395	443	2,830
Week 5	27.70	44.58	05:24:26			671	656	3,235
Week 4	31.50	50.69	06:11:56			806	831	3,528
Week 3	36.50	58.74	06:58:54			873	825	4,390
Week 2	29.70	47.82	05:37:20			629	621	3,720
Week 1	30.00	48.28	05:51:27			629	580	3,633
TOTAL	1035.47	1666.48	8 days 04:58:30			25,006	24,707	115,315
To go	217.22	349.52

Well that wasn't so bad after all, but I'm glad I only have 1 more week on the treadmill.

It's the Manx Harriers 20k walk this weekend and, since I won't be there, this morning I decided to see if I could manage the distance on the treadmill.

I started off at a steady pace, around 12:20 per mile, as I had no interest in trying to set a quick time and was more interested in spending around 2.5 hours on my feet.  I also knew if I started off too quick there was no chance I would finish as I would overheat too early.

The odd thing I found with walking on the treadmill is the quicker you walk the easier it gets, ignoring the heat issue, as I was really struggling to 'power walk' at 12:20 pace. 

At the 5k mark I increased the speed to around 8.5kph, approx 11:30 pace, and it felt a lot easier as I was able to relax into a comortable rythem and take more of advantage of the treadmill doing some of the work for me, something which does't work quite so well at slower speeds as it feels you are fighting against the belt.

The next 90 minutes was more of a mental battle than physical, so excellent prep for the centurion walk in 3 weeks time.  As the KM's ticked by I started to get hotter and hotter and started to wonder if the air conditioning had stopped working.

I also thought the treadmill was faulty too because whenever I looked at the distance it never moved!

At 18k, knowing the finish wasn't far off, I increased the speed to 9.5kph, around 10:10 pace and just hoped I wouldn't overheat in the last 10-15 minutes. 

At 19.5k I increased the speed to 10kph, 9:40 pace, and just tried to hang on for the final sprint, eventually clocking 20k in 02:24:09, an average pace of 11:38 per mile.   

After a few minutes cooling down I stepped off the treadmill but had trouble walking in a straight line, but I played it cool and pretended I wasn't walking towards the exit anyway and just carried on walking sideways towards the water supply and refilled my bottle.  I don't think any of the other gym folk noticed....

That's when I realised there was a set of scales next to the water machine.  I was a bit annoyed I didn't notice them sooner because I would like to have known how much water I had lost during that session, and I certainly have no plans of doing another treadmill 20k anytime soon!

And don't forget, the second part of my challenge is to try and raise £2,016 for Finley's Tracks and all donations are welcome here.  A big thank you to everyone who has already sponsored me online or offline, and to those who have pledged to donate later.