Solid improvement on last time. I tried to focus on going out strong and then settling into a rhythm like we talked about.
Feels like I have a new set of legs & not quite worked out how to pace them (I was trying to hit 6:50's all the way...).
Next 10k race is 12th Feb. Have a ski trip 4th-11th which blows the last week of training a little. Hopefully the benefits of a few runs at altitude will compensate for the schedule upset!?
One more thing. I'm going to be travelling all day (4am - 6pm) on the Saturday that I should be doing my paced 5k. Would u recommend doing it on the Fri (rest day) instead and then resting on the Sat, or doing it (somehow) on the Sun in the mountains?
Seems like an important session so don't want to screw up the program at this stage!
Rough session today. I was deep in the hurt box for the last two reps. Legs feeling good under the desk now though, glad to be done with the tough part of this cycle
A little frustrated that I couldn't stick to the 17:20 pace. I was aiming too, but there's always a little voice telling me to "give yourself a few seconds buffer for the next k". Then before you know it it's the last k and you've got a 20 second cushion!!
On the plus side I felt pretty relaxed throughout & legs were nice and elastic.
Pace discipline definitely something to work on.
Hope you're well. Will give an update from the mountains next week... running in -20 at 3,600 ft will be interesting.
