Similar distance. But no comparing, because the route differences made it harder to keep my pace up: it was substantially darker, so I couldn’t see my path well enough to go faster at times. Also, I had my phone weighing me down, and I didn’t try as hard to go fast going downhill.
Stats:
3.12 mi
35:46
Fastest pace 5:01 during last 0.12 miles
Average pace for the last 0.12 miles: 6:32
My “Body Battery” according to my 965 is at 5 now, down from 79 this morning (with a max of 100 possible). My watch tells me it was a demanding day, and that I should focus on rest and recovery for the remainder of the day.
It’s a song by Aussie band Midnight Oil. It’s great for fartlek workouts. Starts off slow, picks up speed, then just rocks. I was still going a touch uphill when it came up. It got me going a lot faster just knowing it was going to speed up. But it was over before I really got going downhill, so I took some time to unlock my phone, go back, and put the slider about half way through. I was kind of dying when it ended the second time.
I also had issues unlocking my phone at the 3.0 and 3.12 marks. So my time should have been faster. That said:
3.12 miles
38:06
1:17 shaved off of Monday’s run
37:56 was my 5K time (there’s that difficulty unlocking my phone in the dark with my pin)
Best pace 5’47” during the last 0.1 mile
After a post-run stretch and a little snack (frozen grapes, havarti, chunky peanut butter and crackers) I went to the gym for strength training. I planned to do a fairly complete upper body workout. (Most people have to be told to not skip leg day; for me it’s the reverse.) But after the torso twists, with a max load of 200 lbs., and the rowing and lat pull downs, I was feeling pretty beat, so I headed to the sauna.
This is my “fatigued smile” in the sauna.
I think for my next run, I’m going to do the same course as these past three, and try to push myself to a sub-35 5K.
Today (6/18) I went on my first run since my most recent accident. I only made it 0.7 miles before I had to slow my pace drastically because of the pain in my hip. I did manage to make it a full 3.12 miles. It looks like my goal of running a half marathon sometime this fall is in danger. I’m not worried though. I’ll do what it takes to recover, then focus on training for a half.
Henry Hurdles Hydrants 