by AMS » 22 Oct 2012 20:59
Monday 22/10/12
Run - 4.08km, 19:00, 4:44/km, dunno about HRM but would be high so imagine ca. 170-175 avg and top out over 180bpm
Was going to do the now-usual run to station and back again in the evening. However, didn't really feel like it first thing this morning but thought I could do a longer run home. Tough and slightly longer day at work than anticipated so did the normal run home from the station. Feeling a bit stiff from the longer run yesterday but don't know what happened but just felt really good. Was going to do a slow recovery run but the conditions were great and my legs felt pretty strong even if the CV fitness wasn't there.
So Endo says I ran the first minute at 8min/mile pace then just got quicker through the first km in 4:31, second km knocked off in 4:20. By this time I was blowing a bit as my initial exuberance caught up with me so eased up a bit to recover but still ran the third km in 5:00 and the fourth in 4:46.
Not going to blow the lights out but definitely feel like significant progress, especially with the long run and better HR control yesterday. Technique in the legs feels better as well so some progress there as well.
Edinburgh Marathon 26 May 2013