11-10-2021, 07:20 AM
Hello Ed,
Long time since my last update.
I raced my last 10k for the season this weekend and i just wanted to write a race report.
10 km road race (same course as my previous)
Official Time: 39:05, which is a new pb!
1 km / 3:47
2 km / 3:50
3 km / 3:54
4 km / 3:58
5 km / 4:03
6 km / 4:00
7 km / 4:03
8 km / 3:58
9 km / 3:47
10 km / 3:36
Felt strong the morning of this day, my waking heartrate was 44 bpm and most of the night it was around 40-42.
Tempereature was also perfect, around 12 celcius, asphalt was wet from a little rain and almost zero wind.
The first 3 laps went pretty smoothly but at the end of the 4th i was starting to struggle and ended up alone, which was wierd because last weekend i ran the first 5 km at race pace 3:51 which felt almost moderate.
I worked all i could to try maintaining the speed, i knew i had slowed down a bit but i just settled to sub 40 and not sub 39 it in my head, focusing one km to the next.
At around the 8k i think i got runners high, at least things was starting to go smooth again, speed was starting to get better, i looked at my watch and i could see 3:50 / 3:45 at the same effort.
I could also see i was getting closer to one of the guys from the sub 39 group, by the start of the 10th km i was right behind him.
About 400 meters in on the last k, i went for it and passed this guy with all power i had left and i ended up taking 5 seconds on him.
My last 400 was at around 2:56 - 3:05 speed.
I had some error with my HR strap not connecting to the watch before the race, so i dont have that data unfortuneatly.
My legs are still sore from the race so i will have some days off before starting to train again.
Best regards
Kyuss
Long time since my last update.
I raced my last 10k for the season this weekend and i just wanted to write a race report.
10 km road race (same course as my previous)
Official Time: 39:05, which is a new pb!
1 km / 3:47
2 km / 3:50
3 km / 3:54
4 km / 3:58
5 km / 4:03
6 km / 4:00
7 km / 4:03
8 km / 3:58
9 km / 3:47
10 km / 3:36
Felt strong the morning of this day, my waking heartrate was 44 bpm and most of the night it was around 40-42.
Tempereature was also perfect, around 12 celcius, asphalt was wet from a little rain and almost zero wind.
The first 3 laps went pretty smoothly but at the end of the 4th i was starting to struggle and ended up alone, which was wierd because last weekend i ran the first 5 km at race pace 3:51 which felt almost moderate.
I worked all i could to try maintaining the speed, i knew i had slowed down a bit but i just settled to sub 40 and not sub 39 it in my head, focusing one km to the next.
At around the 8k i think i got runners high, at least things was starting to go smooth again, speed was starting to get better, i looked at my watch and i could see 3:50 / 3:45 at the same effort.
I could also see i was getting closer to one of the guys from the sub 39 group, by the start of the 10th km i was right behind him.
About 400 meters in on the last k, i went for it and passed this guy with all power i had left and i ended up taking 5 seconds on him.
My last 400 was at around 2:56 - 3:05 speed.
I had some error with my HR strap not connecting to the watch before the race, so i dont have that data unfortuneatly.
My legs are still sore from the race so i will have some days off before starting to train again.
Best regards
Kyuss