Saturday morning means the run I look forward to the most - my long, slow run. I was pleased that I did keep in Zone 3 for almost all of this run, resisting the temptation to speed up for the last couple of kilometres. So today, I was not even out of breath at the end. 😀
Glorious sunny morning in the Norfolk fens today. Saw the sun come up soon after I started. I listened to 3 different albums on my run, Pink Floyd, Santana and Queen. 🎧 🎵
I began the run on a side road in the village that has newly laid tarmac. I usually tag this part at the end, but decided to do it at the beginning, which would mean I would end the run as I came back into the village and wouldn’t have to run past my house!
It was fairly quiet as I headed out of the village. I didn’t have any real trouble keeping in Zone 3 today; I’m pretty sure I could do it now without my watch to guide me. I ran along the segment up to the infamous Deadend Track, smiling as I am the Local Legend for that segment on Strava (which just means I’ve run it the most times!). I turn along the single track road where I sometimes meet the man with the barking dog. The dog wants to attack me, and it’s not fun running past it. I see that there is a man with a dog up ahead and I freeze momentarily, but it is a different man with a different dog and we greet each other as we pass.
Turning out onto the main road back into the village, there is traffic now and I’m up to 7 km. I feel great and I am enjoying the run, there is little effort involved. I start to encroach into Zone 4, so back off a little. I reach 10K and see that I’ve run for 1 hr 34 minutes and decide to stop. A lovely run! 🥰
Another 10k ✅ 
