Thursday 12 January 2012

2x2.5 miles easy, 6.1 miles tempo

Ran to work in 18:49, average pace 7:39/mile, and back home in 18:29, average pace 7:31/mile. The club training session was a tempo run down Maryhill Road to St George's Cross and back along Great Western Road to Anniesland Cross, starting the tempo section after Queen Margaret Drive and finishing on Bearsden Road after the canal bridge. I took on the pace at Queen Margaret Drive although Adam and Alex overtook me after Queen's Cross, and I ended up in the middle of the pack along Great Western Road. Took advantage of traffic lights to stay in the mix but I started to struggle after the Botanic Gardens, and after getting stopped by traffic at Kirklee Road I dropped to the back of the pack. Going downhill after Cleveden Road, I started to move up the field, reaching the front by the playing fields and gradually pulling away. Finished the 6.08 miles in 38:35, average pace 6:21/mile. Warm-down was a 0.92-mile jog back to Garscube Estate.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 8:04 (126), 7:00 (146), 5:48 (162), 5:50 (169), 5:44 (171), 5:43 (178)
HR zones: 3.1%, 22.1%, 16.8%, 58.1%, 0%

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