Phew!! Made it through to another year!!.........and began with a reasonably tough 8km Tempo Run! The morning was hot and humid with storm clouds gathering. The aim was to run 8km at 6:29 to 6:32 min/km based on my 10km time of 63:20 at SMC in November, 2009.
The course was hilly but I tried to run at the 'effort' required for the pace if the course was flat; in other words, the average pace was slower than for a flat course. So, here's the results of my first run in 2010 :
2km warm-up in Radio Road.
Drills & strides; a drink of water & off I go...alone, leaving Virtual Partner to sleep off his New Year's Eve hangover!
8km tempo run
Time...53:20
Avg. pace 6:39 min/km; Best 4:59min/km ...downhill!
AHR 132 (84%); MHR 142 (90%)
1km splits...... 6:22; 6:34; 6:28; 6:27; 6:38; 7:10; 7:06; 6:30
2km very slow warm-down in Radio Road.
This was a hard session - as it is supposed to be - in uncomfortble conditions. I was well and truly tired by the end of 8km and tempted to skip the warm-down, but I gritted my teeth and did it so as to get off to a good start in 2010!
I finished off the session by putting my head under a cold water tap in the school yard! Oh, what a feeling!
For today, and to begin another year of running and having fun.... 12km.
Aaaah - the cold water treatment - beautiful! You just need a lake to stand in for some ice cold water on your legs! Happy New Year LL - may all things beautiful come your way including lots more PBs and exciting adventures! :)
ReplyDeleteThat was a good tip to stay up to midnight to make sure I'd seen out another year ;)
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