3.1 miles hard

Ran home from work via Anniesland Cross and Kirklee Road in almost exactly the same time as yesterday. 3.06 miles in 19:28, average pace 6:22/mile, HR 146.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 6:53 (131), 6:14 (147), 6:02 (160)
HR zones: 5.1%, 22.7%, 56.8%, 15.4%, 0%

3.1 miles hard, 2.8 miles slow

Ran home from work via Anniesland Cross and Kirklee Road. 3.06 miles in 19:27, average pace 6:21/mile, HR 148.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 6:38 (135), 6:21 (150), 6:06 (160)
HR zones: 4.6%, 12.4%, 67.3%, 15.7%, 0%

In the evening I ran the usual easy loop of Winton Drive, Dorchester Avenue and Cleveden Drive. 2.75 miles in 21:30, average pace 7:49/mile, HR 140.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 8:10 (135), 7:43 (140), 7:28 (149)
HR zones: 2.9%, 37.9%, 59.2%, 0%, 0%

2.8 miles easy

Went out in the evening for the usual easy loop of Winton Drive, Dorchester Avenue and Cleveden Drive. 2.75 miles in 20:59, average pace 7:37/mile, HR 130.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 8:04 (125), 7:25 (129), 7:20 (138)
HR zones: 16.4%, 66.3%, 17.2%, 0%, 0%

2.1 miles hard, 2.8 miles slow

Ran home from work via Maryhill Road and Garrioch Road. 2.14 miles in 13:36, average pace 6:22/mile, HR 145.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 6:37 (134), 6:09 (154), 6:06 (160)
HR zones: 6.2%, 19.4%, 69.5%, 4.9%, 0%

In the evening I ran an easy loop of Winton Road, Dorchester Avenue and Cleveden Drive. 2.75 miles in 22:25, average pace 8:08/mile, HR 135.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 8:22 (133), 8:07 (133), 7:51 (142)
HR zones: 2.9%, 63.5%, 33.6%, 0%, 0%

5.9 miles moderate

In the morning I ran a loop of Garrioch Road, Canniesburn Toll, Anniesland Cross and Kirklee Road. 5.86 miles in 39:13, average pace 6:42/mile. HR readings unreliable.

Pace splits: 7:12, 6:45, 6:46, 6:36, 6:32, 6:14
Weekly total: 16 miles

3.9 miles hard

Went out in the late afternoon for a faster loop of Cleveden Drive, Great Western Road, St George's Cross and Shakespeare Street. 3.92 miles in 25:07, average pace 6:24/mile, HR 148.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 6:52 (130), 6:19 (148), 6:23 (157), 6:01 (161)
HR zones: 5.9%, 14.5%, 62.4%, 17.2%, 0%

3.4 miles steady

Went out in the late afternoon for a loop of Kirklee Road, St George's Cross and Shakespeare Street. 3.38 miles in 23:56, average pace 7:05/mile, HR 129.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 7:11 (122), 7:01 (133), 7:02 (134), 7:04 (129)
HR zones: 11.4%, 72.1%, 16.4%, 0%, 0%

2.8 miles steady

Went out in the late afternoon for a loop of Winton Drive, Dorchester Avenue and Cleveden Drive. 2.75 miles in 19:56, average pace 7:14/mile, HR 130.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 7:24 (129), 7:17 (125), 6:57 (140)
HR zones: 16.1%, 64.7%, 19.1%, 0%, 0%

2.8 miles slow

Went out in the morning for an easy loop of Winton Drive, Dorchester Avenue and Cleveden Drive. 2.75 miles in 21:43, average pace 7:53/mile, HR 130.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 8:16 (127), 7:41 (129), 7:39 (133)
HR zones: 7.8%, 91.3%, 0.9%, 0%, 0%
Weekly total: 15 miles

3.5 miles easy, 3.4 miles hard

In the morning I ran along Bellshaugh Road, along the footpath all the way to the canal and down to Lock 27, then home via Anniesland Cross and Cleveden Drive. 3.48 miles in 26:18, average pace 7:33/mile. HR readings looked unreliable.

Pace splits: 7:58, 7:19, 7:40, 6:53

I went back out in the late afternoon for a fast loop of Kirklee Road, St George's Cross and Shakespeare Street. 3.38 miles in 20:18, average pace 6:00/mile. HR readings again unreliable.

Pace splits: 6:18, 6:02, 5:50, 5:31

2.8 miles easy, 2.5 miles steady

Went out at lunchtime for an easy loop of Winton Drive, Dorchester Avenue and Cleveden Drive. 2.75 miles in 20:12, average pace 7:20/mile, HR 136.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 7:51 (126), 6:59 (138), 7:07 (148)
HR zones: 11.6%, 41.0%, 46.8%, 0.6%, 0%

In the evening I ran a loop of Manse Road and Canniesburn Toll from Bearsden Asda. 2.49 miles in 17:12, average pace 6:55/mile, HR 141.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 7:16 (133), 6:37 (146), 6:47 (147)
HR zones: 3.8%, 42.0%, 51.9%, 2.3%, 0%

2.8 miles slow

Went out in the morning for an easy loop of Winton Drive, Dorchester Avenue and Cleveden Drive. 2.75 miles in 22:18, average pace 8:06/mile, HR 129.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 8:31 (123), 7:58 (128), 7:43 (138)
HR zones: 14.9%, 78.3%, 6.7%, 0%, 0%
Weekly total: 18 miles

Parkrun 5K

Took part in the inaugural Victoria Parkrun, aiming for sub-17 minutes, the point at which I would look into joining a club. Got off to a fast start with a small leading pack, possibly lured into it by a slightly downhill start. As we ran along the far side of the pond, at about 600m, I looked at my Garmin and saw my mile pace was inside 5 minutes, which took me a few seconds to process. I slowed down slightly but knew I had gone out much too fast. On the second lap I dropped into 4th place with no prospect of hanging on. The third was tougher still, and towards the end I felt like I was hardly moving, with sub-17 rapidly slipping away. The finish came after a long straight and a left turn, and arrived slightly quicker than I had been expecting otherwise I might have tried to pick up the pace a bit sooner. Finished in a frustrating 17:01, average pace 5:30/mile. Ran a 1.14-mile warm-down afterwards.

Pace splits: 5:14, 5:30, 5:43, 5:23

2.1 miles hard, 2.2 miles slow

Ran home from work via the Kelvin Walkway, 2.11 miles in 13:08, average pace 6:14/mile, HR 145.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 6:35 (133), 5:57 (156), 5:34 (159)
HR zones: 7.6%, 21.2%, 69.4%, 1.8%, 0%

In the evening I ran an easy loop of Kirklee Road, Queen Margaret Drive and Garrioch Road. 2.15 miles in 16:57, average pace 7:53/mile, HR 131.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 8:04 (125), 7:40 (134), 8:07 (148)
HR zones: 5.9%, 84.0%, 10.1%, 0%, 0%

2.1 miles hard, 2.5 miles slow

Ran home from work via the Kelvin Walkway, 2.11 miles in 12:41, average pace 6:01/mile, HR 151.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 6:13 (141), 5:45 (160), 6:35 (166)
HR zones: 6.2%, 5.9%, 58.6%, 29.3%, 0%

In the evening I ran an easy loop of Manse Road and Canniesburn Toll from Bearsden Asda. 2.49 miles in 19:27, average pace 7:48/mile, HR 138.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 8:10 (132), 7:33 (141), 7:32 (145)
HR zones: 5.1%, 42.0%, 52.9%, 0%, 0%

2.1 miles hard

Ran home from work via the Kelvin Walkway. 2.11 miles in 13:16, average pace 6:17/mile, HR 148.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 6:46 (136), 5:52 (159), 5:28 (165)
HR zones: 4.3%, 24.6%, 45.6%, 25.5%, 0%

5.2 miles moderate

Ran a loop of Garrioch Road, Garscube Estate, Anniesland Cross and Kirklee Road. 5.22 miles in 34:48, average pace 6:40/mile, HR 146.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 7:07 (126), 6:39 (146), 6:34 (155), 6:26 (153), 6:44 (153), 5:55 (151)
HR zones: 3.0%, 17.3%, 73.2%, 6.5%, 0%
Weekly total: 19 miles

2.8 miles easy, 3.8 miles easy

Went out in the morning for an easy loop of Winton Drive, Dorchester Avenue and Cleveden Drive. 2.75 miles in 20:56, average pace 7:36/mile, HR 129.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 7:51 (132), 7:17 (134), 7:36 (125)
HR zones: 6.8%, 86.5%, 6.7%, 0%, 0%

In the afternoon I ran down the Kelvin Walkway and along Garriochmill Road, then up Grovepark Street and Baird's Brae and onto the canal, heading home down Shakespeare Street. 3.78 miles in 27:48, average pace 7:22/mile, HR 135.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 7:35 (118), 7:35 (135), 7:08 (141), 7:05 (150)
HR zones: 9.1%, 52.6%, 37.1%, 1.3%, 0%

2.1 miles hard

Ran home from work via the Kelvin Walkway, 2.11 miles in 12:34, average pace 5:58/mile, HR 156.

Pace splits (ave. HR): 6:08 (151), 5:38 (163), 6:13 (171)
HR zones: 3.8%, 6.4%, 31.3%, 58.5%, 0%

2.2 miles hard

Ran home from work via Garrioch Road and Wyndham Street. 2.22 miles in 14:16, average pace 6:25/mile. Still couldn't find HR strap.

Pace splits: 6:42, 6:08, 5:58

2.1 miles steady

Ran home from work via the Kelvin Walkway, now just 2.11 miles after moving. Time was 14:26 for a 6:51/mile average. Couldn't find HR strap. After getting home, I ran an extra 0.45 miles to the post box and back.

Pace splits: 7:08, 6:29, 6:46