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Arguements with my inner child!

Plan: LSD 75mins 3R:2W

The conversation went like this ....

Head: Slow down!
Child: No shant! this feels great! I'm really running! Look I've got a spring in my step! yes this is fun!
Head: Granted this is true but this IS A SLOW RUN it's 75 mins slow down or blow up!
Child: Nope Shant! Too much fun.
45 mins later ...
Head: You must Slow down! Look you are starting to wonder when you can next walk and you are still breathing fairly hard when you start to run agian. Behave and slow down.
Child: Maybe in a bit - this is till fun!
another 10 mins later ...
Child: Oh OK you win I'll slow down, well I slow down for 1 of the 3 mins, OK??
Head: NO!
Child: huh! Not fair, I'm enjoying myself (mutters under breath)... hmmm legs are tired, hip flexor starting to ache maybe I should slow down.
60 mins after leaving the house ...
Head: See thats' much better we can breath properly now!

The result was a total run of 5.5m in 78 mins.

That's 5.3m in 73 mins of walk run and then a 5mins walking cool down. So given my 10K PB (at Dorley Lake where the world rowing champs have been this weekend) on a dead flat if windy course is 77mins, not bad!But the best bit - I had great fun! I felt like I was actually running! I may have been arguing about slowing down but I actually maintained that running pace for most of the run (Shame I didn't have my GPS on) and it felt good! 5.3m in 73mins is 7km ph, I've been doing my steady trots on the tready at 7.2-7.5 km ph sp hardly the slow pace it should have been considering that the average pace includes the walks! Maybe yesterdays speedwork losened my legs! Dunno! Don't care!

Happy Pixie

Comments

beanz said…
well run :>)
5:34 PM, May 30, 2005
Evil Pixie said…
the child needs to be punished - 40mins steady run tomorrow (5:2)

It was a really fun run though! Best fun I've had in ages!
10:41 PM, May 30, 2005
b-z said…
great stuff
4:20 PM, May 31, 2005
Leon said…
Fantastic Pix
Love runs like that :-D
10:31 PM, May 31, 2005
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