Week 32

Week 32.

Date	Miles	KM	Time	Avg Pace (Min /Mile)	Avg MPH	Elev Gain (Mtr)	Elev Loss (Mtr)	Calories	HR Zone	Avg HR
5th Aug	Rest Day
6th Aug	20.00	32.19	03:37:51	10:53	5.5	602	611	2,195	3	152
7th Aug	Rest Day
8th Aug	Rest Day
9th Aug	8.50	13.68	01:37:52	11:30	5.2	227	142	911	2	142
10th Aug	Rest Day
11th Aug	10.00	16.09	01:49:47	10:58	5.5	377	385	1,132	3	150
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	976.17	1570.96	7 days 18:00:59			24,528	24,238	108,189
To go	276.52	445.04

Another solid week's training.

Just a quick blog update as there aren't enough hours in the day this weekend!

Next Saturday (20th) I will be heading to Dubai to work for 3 weeks which is a pretty inconvenient time with the USA Centurion fast approaching.  I will have just 10 days back on the Island before heading to the US.

It's currently peak summer in Dubai with temperatures (unofficially) tipping over 50c.  You will never see an official confirmation that temperatures exceed 50 because otherwise companies are obliged to send everyone home from work.

These temperatures will make training a non starter as I won't last more than 10 minutes outside.  I have been to Dubai several times and the hotel gyms aren't that much better even with the AC turned to max. 

I'm not a particular fan of treadmills either so I'm unlikely to get many miles in while I am there.

On the flip side this might be exactly what I need as it will force me to rest my foot for 3 weeks.

My foot was a bit dodgy on Saturday from about mile 10, and Tuesday more or less from the start but on Thursday it was absolutely fine.  It's aching a little now though while I think about it.

It's the Isle of Man marathon tomorrow so this will now be my last longest walk before the US by some margin.  I hope to get a couple of 'recovery' walks in next week but then I'll be limited to the treadmill for 3 weeks (which is great mental training for the 100!), and it will be too close to US to go for any big walks when I get back.

My plan for the marathon is to walk at my 'plan A' 100 mile pace and see how I feel.  If I'm struggling at the end then I'll know I'm not ready for plan A and will reconsider my strategy.

The last (and only) time I walked this Marathon was 4 years ago and my time was 05:08:33 and, while I'm not specifically looking to record a PB tomorrow, if I can stick to my planed 100 mile pace it should give me a time just under this which would be an added bonus.

My best unofficial walking Marathon time was in this years 50k Fireman's walk where my Garmin clocked the 26.2 mile mark in 04:36, only 12 minutes slower than when I 'jogged' London in 2015!

It is very tempting to try to officially record 04:36, or thereabouts, but I have to resist and just treat the race as a training walk for the US.

Another bonus tomorrow, if I complete the distance, is I will break the 1000 mile mark with a total distance walked so far this year of 1002 miles.

Good luck to all the other walkers (and runners) taking part in either the half or full marathon tomorrow.

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.