It was a lot windier out there than I had thought, cocooned indoors. The weather forecast (or should I say post-cast, as I didn’t check it before I left the house) said 48km/h gusts and I felt the full force of them at various points in the route.
The plan was to go a little bit faster than on the long runs, at a sub 7’ pace. It was hard work. No valiant unzipping and tying the jacket round my waist whilst running today; I was glad to take the opportunity to stop and rearrange clothes when a herd of cyclists came cycling by on a narrow road. One of them paused and asked if I was OK - he thought I had lost my bicycle! So funny, and very sweet.
I battled on, not feeling the ease that comes with the +7’ pace. The wind was full force in my face on one stretch and I did a U-turn for a couple of hundred metres for a bit of light relief and recovery before tackling it again. It was like running up a hill on a flat. At just over 4K a neighbour flagged me down and what with what’s going on in the world, I stopped for a chat. He is an older chap and very pragmatic, said he has had pneumonia and the flu and if it isn’t COVID that gets him, it is going to be something else. We waved cheerfully at a safe distance and a little refreshed in body, if not mind, I finished the last K at a respectable 6’01” pace with a triumphant leap under the stone arch.
This Vitality World Cup is quite confusing. The runs are all showing under ‘My runs’ but in the HU team members list, it still shows as 10.75k, which is the total of the two runs I did on March 8 & 9. The 8K on March 13 and 5K today aren’t showing. Am I missing something or is it just a glitch?! Ah well. I wore the t-shirt and was with you all in spirit!
Talking of clothes - I thought I would wear my cotton joggers worn yesterday rather than leggings to save on washing. This won’t happen again - I felt sweaty-bottomed and in danger of experiencing thigh-chafing. Unpleasant.
My 10K training buddy is doing well. We have moved on from sausage rolls (see text above) to texting each other our distances. The response is usually something along the lines of “you git” but whatever works, right?! She ran 5K followed by 5K on the bike the other day, so I’m impressed and bit worried I won’t be able to keep up now!
Stay safe out there, peeps x
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Phew that was a rather windy run ktsok, wind is definitely went by the devil to try and thwart us runners 😵.........
PS cotton joggers really eeeeeek.... Get on the Lycra bus ktsok save that chafing 😬
The 89 average heart rate struck me! You must be really fit! I don’t think that I have ever recorded lower than 132 on a proper run. Post run diet needs review though....triple chocolate brownie comes heavily recommended, by me anyway ! Happy running ktsok 😊
I think the Garmin is malfunctioning. I have turned it off and restarted it to see if it makes a difference. My heart rate is usually in zone 4, pumping away in the 170s! 89 is not right at all, sadly!
Chafing 😬, another good run, the wind makes a huge difference, but all my planned runs next week will be windy according to the forecast, so it's a case of run in it, or don't run.
I thought you said that your friend wasn't a runner, and she has already run 5k?
Nope, slow n steady is best. Today wasn’t nearly as comfortable as the slower runs. I’m dreading the intervals ‘short’ run - 4K doesn’t seem that short!
Well done, nice pace for your final kilometre. I’m just in from a 5K walk with my wife. We stepped it out, managing a sub 9min/km average. It was lovely getting some fresh air. Nothing like exercise in fresh air to lift your spirits. I’m going to start increasing to 10K again this week.
👍👏⭐️My nemesis that wind so very well done for braving it & doing that run so well! So heartening to hear about the cyclist who stopped! Lovely caring person!
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Another run ticked off... Week 2, Run 2, 5k. Done!
[5K+ speed] Laura, you're such a teaser!
4 x 5k runs in 🇫🇷 - and real negative splits! 😀
