Week 5, Day 3
Goal: 8 miles steady 8:30 –
9 min/mile.
Actual : 9 miles at 8:50
min/mile.
This was a hard run for 3
reasons:
- I’d had a double session today as I’d had to complete intervals from the session yesterday at lunchtime.
- It was very cold – it took me about 5.5 miles to warm up despite thermals and wearing 4 layers!
- Lots of ice and snow made the roads and paths treacherous.
This was a good run for
these reasons:
- I didn’t look at the pace on the Garmin as I didn’t want to feel I had to up the pace in these conditions. I ran to what felt comfortable ... and safe!
- It was beautiful! There was hoar frost all over the trees and the snow made satisfying crunching noises as I ran over it.
- My pace was in the right range!! See – all I need is a bit of snow and my pacing sorts itself out!
Distance: 9.05 miles
(Accidentally added another mile on thinking I had another mile to make up from
yesterday)
Time: 1:19:55
Average Pace: 8:50 min/mile
I think I may have one of these coming up later :) hope my trail shows do the job !!
ReplyDeleteHow did you get on with your icy snowy run? Did the trail shoes perform? I used my good old Asics 2160 road shoes today on the snow! :)
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