Morning little running faries! Oh, and elves. No, not Elvis!!
Interesting morning this morning. I decided that it would do me good to run 3k before work. That's my pre-work running route, and it's just the perfect distance for a pre-work jaunt.
So - rather than write a lengthy post as I really should get some work done, I'll skip to the interesting part. I aimed to run 3k. I didn't quite make it. Yes - this is Bridge to 10k and I already have a few 10ks under my belt, so why? Well the issue is of course speed. I was aiming to push my speed a bit this morning as I normally do on these short runs, but I may have overcooked it slightly. At 2.71k even though the end point was in sight and a simple straight reasonably level run, I just couldn't do it. The reason is obvious though, I managed the whole thing in just over 16 minutes at an average pace of 5:55/km, which is easily the fasted I've ever done that sort of distance. And that's even taking into account the fact that my first 0.25k was really slow for some reason. I say really slow, I'm probably being harsh on myself. Just not as quick as the rest. My top pace was 5:19/km about 10 minutes in, but I was going downhill my that point, so maybe I just got a bit giddy.
Well - every run is a worthwhile experience. All I can say is I'm really looking forward to doing a longer run at the weekend.
Have a good day folks, run safely!
Neil
So in conclusion