23-03-2014, 10:53 PM
Hi TheEd,
I had my 10km event y'day - finished in 38:38.
The goal time was sub-38. I hit the 5km in about 18:50 as planned but slowly dropped pace from there. A steep hill at the 8km mark took a bit out of me and I couldn't manage to finish off as quickly as hoped.
On the bright side, my time was about a minute faster than the same event last year where I ran a 39:42. And the prior year (2012) was 40:53. If I keep taking a minute off each year I'll be a very happy runner!
Time AHR
03:34.6 176
03:46.5 183
03:52.9 198
03:43.1 191
03:51.9 190
03:55.0 191
03:56.2 192
04:00.5 192
03:55.1 194
03:51.9 194
00:10.3 195
38:38.0
Looking forward, the next event I have planned isn't until June, so thought I would have a 1wk off-period, and 2wk build up before getting back into the cycles in mid-April. I'll also be mixing in a bit of swimming in preparation for an ocean swim in May.
Thanks again for sharing your thoughts and encouragement.
I had my 10km event y'day - finished in 38:38.
The goal time was sub-38. I hit the 5km in about 18:50 as planned but slowly dropped pace from there. A steep hill at the 8km mark took a bit out of me and I couldn't manage to finish off as quickly as hoped.
On the bright side, my time was about a minute faster than the same event last year where I ran a 39:42. And the prior year (2012) was 40:53. If I keep taking a minute off each year I'll be a very happy runner!
Time AHR
03:34.6 176
03:46.5 183
03:52.9 198
03:43.1 191
03:51.9 190
03:55.0 191
03:56.2 192
04:00.5 192
03:55.1 194
03:51.9 194
00:10.3 195
38:38.0
Looking forward, the next event I have planned isn't until June, so thought I would have a 1wk off-period, and 2wk build up before getting back into the cycles in mid-April. I'll also be mixing in a bit of swimming in preparation for an ocean swim in May.
Thanks again for sharing your thoughts and encouragement.