Sunday, July 24, 2005
Finally - a slow run!
24/07/2005 6:30 am
Workout Type: Endurance - Medium Endurance
Course: St Ives
Distance: 15.1km
Time: 1:17:59
Speed: 5:10 min/km
Average HR: 151
Target Pace: Recovery (5:31 min/km )
Perhaps it was the cold weather (and the poor decision to leave the gloves at home) or the 24 different wines I tasted yesterday, but for once, I had no desire to run quickly, and floated around the course at just over 5min/km. Exactly the sort of run I needed right now, and a confidence booster, as is was the longest run I've done on the road for ages. No problems with the feet, and apart from cold forearms (even though I was wearing a long-sleeve top), it was a very enjoyable run. Average HR was about 6 beats higher than I would have liked, but this is a very hilly course (and despite being a loop, feels like it is uphill all they way).
Today's run made me feel like I had turned the corner, with 44km for the week (I never thought I'd see the day I got excited about a 44km week) - almost a proper training week! Have started planning next week, which is a good sign that I am feeling more confident about my running. Nothing flash - I'll just be adding an 8km run to this week's training, as well as the 5km challenge, but hopefully the start of a good run of training.
