Saturday 15 May 2010

3.3 miles slow, 3 miles tempo

Ran the usual West End route with Natasha except with a detour along Ancroft Street to avoid some construction work on Garscube Road. Finished the 3.29 miles in 25:53, average pace a respectable 7:52/mile, HR 145. Shin was a lot better and may have improved with time. Rolling out my IT bands might also have helped, although I'm not aware of any connection between tight IT bands and shin splints.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 8:18 (135), 7:51 (147), 7:30 (150), 7:42 (153)
HR zones: 2.6%, 15.3%, 82.1%, 0%, 0%

By the afternoon I felt OK to go out for another short run, so I headed down Garscube Road, across the footbridge, along the canal to the fire station and back home. For once I felt in good enough shape that I could have pushed it a bit more, although I decided against it. Completed the 2.98 miles in 20:33, average pace 6:53/mile, HR 153.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 7:37 (142), 6:37 (159), 6:26 (162)
HR zones: 2.8%, 9.7%, 51.8%, 35.7%, 0%

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