Saturday 22 May 2010

3.3 miles slow, 3 miles tempo

The injury situation had improved slightly by the morning so I went out with Natasha for our usual run around the West End, this time heading up Nansen Street to avoid the construction work, which only cost us about 50 metres. Wore the death boots. Finished the 3.31 miles in 27:12, average pace 8:13/mile, HR 137.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 8:29 (131), 8:00 (139), 8:04 (141), 8:29 (139)
HR zones: 3.9%, 48.8%, 47.3%, 0%, 0%

In the afternoon I rationalised my shoes down to just three "safe" pairs (by putting the others in the cupboard). The shin was even better than it had been in the morning so I ran another few miles in the Newton Motus, heading up Baird's Brae, along the canal to Shakespeare Street following the path around the basin, and back home down Maryhill Road. Completed the 3.01 miles in 19:34. My final mile split was just outside 6 minutes although it was mostly downhill.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 7:06 (143), 6:20 (160), 6:03 (165)
HR zones: 4.0%, 6.0%, 40.4%, 49.7%, 0%

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