Yep it's more lunchtime plodding for pixie today. Fortunately the fog has all but cleared so I can run safely but it looks cold!
Anyway plan is:
2x 5:1
1x 25:1
2x 5:1
Will update you on my return!
Later that day ....
Well what can be said about that? A crappy goodish pants run I think is about right!
Yet again a brilliant start! Felt really comfortable trotting along and I admit it was probably too fast so I made an effort to slow in the second run set. Then stretch after that before my long run set. What a load of pants that was! Tight shins and legs just felt wrong. HR was up (possible cause blood donation) and I ended up plodding along on the grass where I could at about 13mm pace and stopping to cross roads and stretch.
When I left the area which had grass on the side of the pavement the shins tightened again. Is it time to get the new shoes out? Did I do too much road work last week??
After about 20 mins I realised that as I approached my physio I had increased my speed and I wasn't feeling any worse. OK so I wasn't feeling great but the pace was feeling much better (felt like less than 12mm pace). HR was still up though well into the 180s. As I finished my HR was at about 189 which is where I would expect it to be when doing intervals.
I'm thinking that most of this is down to the blood donation. Tomorrow's run will be down the canal though to give myself more cushioning as such.
Anyway stats briefly are .... 52mins, 3.9m and average HR of 177. I will get the proper figures later!
Anyway plan is:
2x 5:1
1x 25:1
2x 5:1
Will update you on my return!
Later that day ....
Well what can be said about that? A crappy goodish pants run I think is about right!
Yet again a brilliant start! Felt really comfortable trotting along and I admit it was probably too fast so I made an effort to slow in the second run set. Then stretch after that before my long run set. What a load of pants that was! Tight shins and legs just felt wrong. HR was up (possible cause blood donation) and I ended up plodding along on the grass where I could at about 13mm pace and stopping to cross roads and stretch.
When I left the area which had grass on the side of the pavement the shins tightened again. Is it time to get the new shoes out? Did I do too much road work last week??
After about 20 mins I realised that as I approached my physio I had increased my speed and I wasn't feeling any worse. OK so I wasn't feeling great but the pace was feeling much better (felt like less than 12mm pace). HR was still up though well into the 180s. As I finished my HR was at about 189 which is where I would expect it to be when doing intervals.
I'm thinking that most of this is down to the blood donation. Tomorrow's run will be down the canal though to give myself more cushioning as such.
Anyway stats briefly are .... 52mins, 3.9m and average HR of 177. I will get the proper figures later!
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