5k on Treadmill

In zone 15:30
Average HR 164
Peak HR 195
Min HR 30 ????
Total Calories 754
Warmup 4:44 95
Halfway 22:52 167
5k 37.37 (including warmup, so 33) 183
Cool-down 41.55 156

A 100 km in 2005

That's what I ran in 2005. A 100 km. Sh0uld really do get my act together.


Here's the first run of 2006. It's nice to see Ali ran at almost exactly the same time as I did.
=D
Good going old buddy.

Track: Cricket Field Track
Distance: 6.5 km
Time: 32 minutes
Speed: 12.2 kph
Mileage on Nike Air Max 2004: 108.9778.

How come mileage in km is still mileage?
Never mind with the weird 4 digit accuracy. It's just my 'system'.

My body is screaming for exercise, so I finally did a proper run on the treadmill. Still ran only for 15 mins, and then on the exercise bike for another 20, but I intend to switch my running on.

In zone 7.1
Avg HR 151
Peak HR 193
Min 94
Total Calories 646
1- 127 4.26
2- 180 14.34 (10)
3- 156 16:43 (2)
4- 143 39.1 (2)
25- 134 41 (2)

Further running halted due to snorkelling injuries.

Track: Nisar Shaheed Park
Distance: 5.1 km
Time: 34 mins 57 secs
Speed: 8.75 km/hr

Run followed by an hour of Yoga, stretching and calisthenics. Thighs screwed quite a bit. Hope I recover for the marathon snorkelling session friday.

Loooovely to run again.

Distance: 3.1 km
Time: 18 mins 57 secs
Speed: 9.81 km/hr

Decent run after quite a while in Nisar Shaheed. Karachi air is different.
Back hurt quite a bit after the 3rd km all of sudden. Strange. Doesn't normally happen. Maybe I was too stiff or perhaps it was because of the new posture.

We shall see.
Will run soon again inshallah.
Karachi is fun.

Distance: 2.3 km
Time: 14 minutes, 45 seconds

Stepper:
Feet climbed: 1783
Time: 15 minutes

Thursday, Sept 29 2005

Went 5k after a couple of weeks. Rains haven't been allowing me to run lately. Am back.

Distance: 5 km
Time: 31 mins 27 secs

The Track

Ze track around ze cricket field is fairly decent. Not amazing but decent. The dirt is goood since it doesn't screw up my knees as bad. And it sucks cuz it has ROCKS on it! Damn! Twisted my ankle twice...three cheers for ankle exercises.

The breeze is great though. Felt like running in Karachi.

*grin*

Time: 23 mins 28 secs
Distance: 5 km

Starting again....

Back at LUMS. Beginning training. Have to get back in shape. Started off easy with a 3 k run in the new track around the cricket field. Great thing about the cricket field is that you get a breeze while running. Also, mp3 player rocks. Does wonders for making you forget how screwed you are or if your breathing is out.

Not a bad.

Tuesday , 6 September 2005
Distance: 3.3 km
Time: 15 mins 47

Tuesday, 26th July 2005
Time: 27 mins 33 secs
Distance: 4 km

Thursday, 21st July 2005
Time: 54 mins
Distance: 7 km

Friday, 10th June 2005
Time: 22 mins 53 secs
Distance: 3.29 km

19-7-5

5k in 29:50mins 171HR
5.25k in 31:50 177HR (split)
5.5k in 35:00 156 HR (split)

This was another hard run, I felt really hot, just willed my self to keep going after 3k.
311 or 670 Calories. Pick one!
In Zone: 12:46
Average HR: 170
Peak HR: 196
Min HR: 103

Elf's Curse No.1: My watch has been cursed. The orange button, which controls the Heart Rate Monitor, got stuck when I pressed it to turn the HRM off. It is still working, but there is definately something wrong with it.

Elf's Curse No.2: My knee is acting up. I just ran between two shops and was hobbling. Today is rest day anyway, and if my visa call comes in, I'll be gone for another couple of days, so maybe it'll be okay next time I run.

I badly want to be back to 10k fitness by the time I go. I'm not going to be one of those PhDs-with-a-pouch.

18-7-5

5.25k run in 30mins or so (I was such a goof, didn't turn on the watch for the first few minutes, so this time isn't exact)
.5k cool-down in about 6 mins
In zone: 15:22
Av HR: 173
Peak HR: 204 (This should not go above 199)
Min HR: 139
324 or 659 Calories depending on which instrument you believe

A fairly hard run, but I just willed myself to keep going. That 10k is far, far off at this point.

17-7-5

Fully a month since my last run?

I'm really unfit and I need to start running regularly. Bas bohat ho gaee. I couldn't run 5k at a stretch for crying out loud!

Ran/walked 5.06k
35.30min
Either 286 (treadmill) or 699 (watch) calories burnt. I've always wanted to believe the watch!

In zone: 13:48
Av HR: 173
Peak HR: 198
Min HR: 90

17-6-5

The treadmill has been fixed so I gave it a go after a hiatus of about 2 months or so. The safety pin got dislodged in between and I stopped in the middle because there were some weird squeaks that eventually disappeared on their own. It was a boring run, and as has been happening for some time now, I ran out of energy quickly. I think I'm going to have to start gyming to get the energy back.

In zone: 8.52mins
Av HR: 163
Peak HR: 192
Min HR: 82
Total Calories: The disagreement between the HR monitor and the treadmill continues 707 said the former, 300-odd said the latter. I tend to think the HRM is more accurate because it asks for my current weight before calculating, but I could be wrong.
Splits:
1-4:47 (warmup) HR = 117
2-19:32 161
3- 26:49 172
4- 30:35 180
5- 30:38 176 *this is where the machine because of the pin, so I walked a bit before restarting
6-32:48 179
7-39:41 177 (6km, 1-km walk during warm-up, cool-down; 5km run)

Just adding to the record....

Saturday, June 11, 2005

What does one do to look for inspiration to run? Boredom catching on, the moment I hit the platea. The plateau is the point of extension, satisfaction, rhythm, endurance...not boredom.
Need inspiration.

Distance: 4 km
Time: 22 mins, 53 seconds

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAA!!!
Oooohh yeah baby! 10 k!!
ahahahah...ummm been too long. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!


Ali is going to be so jealous. It's not just that he doesn't have my Nike Air Max 2004s. He doesn't have the legs for it. Tsk tsk. *grin, this should be fun*

With no prior training, after not having run for ages (except a 4k run after a month of inactivity 1 week ago), I just get up and do a tenner. Oh yeah!
ahahahah...


Mein kuch cha gaya hun....zaida nahee...bus thora thora.....AHAAAHAHHAH!!!


Hey Ali. What's up? *grin*


There is something about running for so long. Knowing that after an hour - when the basketball match has ended, when the second six-a-side footy match is over, when all the spectators have left, when the PDC has closed, and the only sound in the area is the sound of your footsteps, your even breathing and the music society people drumming up in the music room - you are the only one still up and running. It's a beautiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiful feeling.

Got knee aches at the beginning of the 8th km. Sucks. Running on sand is out cuz its too difficult and Lahore sucks as it has no beach. There is no grass stretch long enough to be a decent track around here. That leaves the road.
Sigh.

The last 3 kilometres were punctuated by growls and grunts. I got some very stunned looks from a couple of females. Mein kya karun. It was dark. I thought I was alone and therefore eligible to growl and grunt all I like.

I was laughing like a doped out Woody Wood Pecker by the end of the run.
Nice endorphin rush. But just nice. Not amazing. I think I am ready for 20 k.

I can't imagine what running for 2 hours will do to my knees though. Better do it on a weekend. I sure as hell won't be able to walk to class the next day.

Distance: 10 kilometres
Time: 1 Hour 7 Minutes

I was just humiliated in the 1500 metre race. Yes, I know I don't run short distances. Yes I know the race was over in five and a half minutes and I generally run around an hour, but damn it feels bad.

I am never running another short distance race in my life. Well, maybe the 100 metre. Finished a whole minute behind everybody else.
Faugh! *growl*

On a brighter note, I chikkofied the sproj viva, so I might end up getting my first A in a computer science course!

muahaha...
I still need to run. Damn it, I need those endorphins released! argh! *growl*


Distance: 1.5 km
Time: 6 minutes 29 seconds