Today I headed out deliberatively to do a short run just 2 or 3km. With that in mind I thought I would put on a bit of pace .. ha ha .. me pace!!
Well I managed it and was initially very pleased with the result. The pace was great, the heart rate did not go off the chart.
So why the disappointing run you say!!
Well I am still trying to shed a few pounds excess baggage and looking at my estimated calories used up by a run I usually get around 100 per 1k. But with this heavy duty run (albeit short distance and time) it was only 75 per 1k!
Being a mathematician (sort of) I threw my data into a spreadsheet and crunched the numbers .. it seems that the distance is irrelevant and it is the the time that is significant.
So no quick wins running faster to cover longer distances and getting a better calorie burn it is how much time I am exercising for that will win the day!
So .. next time I run .. do I go for a PB .. or slow it down and earn the rewards of extra calories burnt up!! π Another conundrum to add to the options of where will I run, what sort of run do I want!