Thursday 25 February 2010

2.5 miles easy, 9.2 miles moderate

I had recovered well enough overnight from various minor strains to tackle my usual Queen Margaret Drive route again, albeit wearing the adiZero Tempo. Most of the slush had melted away overnight. Finished the 2.51 miles in 19:04, average pace 7:36/mile, HR 131. I can look into increasing this distance next week if all goes well.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 8:01 (123), 7:14 (135), 7:31 (140)
HR zones: 11.5%, 72.1%, 16.3%, 0%, 0%

Rain combined with the fact that Natasha wanted to come to Thursday training for once meant I drove up instead of running there. The rain turned quite heavy just when the fast pack was setting out on the 9-mile route but it soon eased off a bit. We headed towards Drumchapel, gradually picking up speed. I felt absolutely fine and dictated the pace for long stretches, assisted somewhat by the fact that nobody really wanted to push it too much. My feet had got wet early on in the adiZero Mana but I managed to avoid getting any blisters. The distance came out at 9.18 miles which we finished in 1:00:29, average pace 6:35/mile, HR 157.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 7:13 (145), 6:48 (147), 6:35 (147), 6:21 (153), 6:30 (161), 6:32 (163), 6:28 (165), 6:29 (169), 6:28 (167), 6:10 (163)
HR zones: 0.9%, 1.2%, 45.5%, 52.4%, 0%

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