New event challenge

[DaveM40]

Hello TheEd - I hope you are well and enjoying the weekend.

I did 15k tempo this morning; run on a flat trail course in good weather, with light breeze.

15k in 58:07at ave hr 156 (pace 3.52 ave)
I felt better as this run went on. I think the length of it plays on the mind a bit at the start. I relaxed and settled into a good rytham - broken up only by dog walkers and cyclists :laugh:

splits -

1/ 3.52 - 149 / 168
2/ 3.48 - 152 / 158
3/ 3.49 - 154 / 158
4/ 3.53 - 155 / 157
5/ 3.52 - 155 / 159
6/ 3.48 - 157 / 160
7/ 3.58 - 158 / 160
8/ 3.53 - 158 / 159
9/ 3.43 - 159 / 160
10/ 3.53 - 159 / 161
11/ 3.53 - 158 / 160
12/ 3.59 - 157 / 159
13/ 3.51 - 158 / 161
14/ 3.56 - 158 / 159
15/ 3.50 - 159 / 161

pretty even - hr kept stable
5k splits -

5k/ 19.18
10k/ 19.18
15k/ 19.32

I felt good most of the way - couple of bad bits where I need to concentrate more. I managed to eat a gel on the run without slowing which was good news for the race :whistle: - the nutrition challenge of longer races is new to me. I felt ok at the end and could of continued to 21k if needed.

Hope this is ok ... dave