Week 8 progress: the final push begins

After a fucking result this weekend, confidence is high in camp Sjarmanger. However there is still work to be done, and we need to shave another 2:34 minutes off the 10k on race day. My 10k was progressive, meaning I likely could have started at least a bit faster without blowing up, but I still need a bigger engine, and need to sustain the race pace for longer.

I am hoping to work on race pace, and maybe some >10k runs at lower speed to get used to the distance. Will discuss with my coach and report back.

Now we need to figure out where to find the last two and a half minutes

This last week was a mixed bag with sickness but then really good results on my Saturday 10k.

Red? In my schedule? I was feeling really lethargic and sluggish after the race, and 45 min in sone 2-4 on a bike with a cough likely would have been a really bad idea. After consulting my coach I took a 1 hour walk instead. Who's gonna carry the boats :(

Stats

Some good updates this week, in particular finally that stingy garmin gave me a +1 VO2max and reduced my lactate threshold.

Weight	89,0 (-0,7 kg) (this was lower earlier in the week but has been fluctuating).
VO2 Max(Garmin)	46 (+1) Finally!
Lactate threshold(Garmin)	5:13 /km (-13)
5k Prediction(Garmin)	24:08 (-32 sec)
5k PB	24:41 (-2:06)
10k PB	52:34 (-9:52)

Somewhere in my 10k I ran a sub 25 min 5k, unlocking another achievement, 6/12 now.

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