Ok. Right! Inspired by a recent post showing the Runners World pace calculator, I trundled over and put in my (fastest ever) 5k time. It spat out a load of tempo paces at me, three of which looked great and three of which looked pretty horrendous. Is it saying I should run 100m, say, at the ‘speed form’ pace of 5’40” or should I run 1km at that pace?
What the heck. I’m going to see how fast I can run 1km. I have just cycled 4 miles and my thighs feel like lead pipes, so I’m warmed up. The knee is strapped: here I go!