Decided to have a go at the Parkrun in Pollok Park as I thought I should be capable of finishing inside 17 minutes. I parked about half a mile away from the start and jogged there as a warm-up. There were a couple of folk around who I expected to make a race of it. Set off quite fast, on the shoulder of a runner who was already breathing heavily after a couple of hundred metres and soon dropped off, leaving me on my own, although I could feel my legs starting to tie up. After a few minutes I seemed to have built up a substantial lead and my pace had settled back to something more sustainable. Towards the end of the first lap, just after the uphill S-bend, I was caught by a runner from Stornoway, and we reached the split in the course in exactly 9 minutes. I stayed just a few seconds behind on the second lap, at least until we reached the S-bend again when I lost touch as I struggled up the hill, although I had no trouble dodging backmarkers as the damp weather had meant a smaller turn-out than usual. Without any kilometre markers I could only be reasonably hopeful of beating 17 minutes, and I managed to put in a kick on my way down to the finish just to make sure. Finished in 16:52, my PB for the course by 17 seconds. Jogged back to the car to warm down.
3.11 miles in 16:52, average pace 5:25/mile
After getting home I went out with Natasha for our usual loop of Hyndland Road and Charing Cross. 4.65 miles in 38:10, average pace 8:12/mile, HR 135.
Pace splits (ave. HR): 8:23 (165), 8:08 (138), 8:07 (136), 8:10 (139), 8:14 (141)
HR zones: 4.9%, 68.2%, 26.9%, 0%, 0%
In the afternoon, still with heavy legs, I ran a loop of Shakespeare Street, Cleveden Drive and Napiershall Street. 3.84 miles in 28:39, average pace 7:28/mile, HR 131.
Pace splits (ave. HR): 8:06 (123), 7:20 (130), 7:17 (135), 7:03 (139)
HR zones: 6.5%, 81.7%, 11.8%, 0%, 0%
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