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An Early morning 3K Recovery Run

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So i had 2 rest days after my 14K run on Sunday so this morning I was due a short recovery run .

I decided to do the NRC 3K Head starts run with coach Corey.

It's quite strange setting off with just 3K in front of you when your last run was 14.

It almost feels like a warm up !

Talking of warm ups , the picture was taken on my warm up walk , I turn around at the far end of the road and start my run heading back .

As this was a short run I could afford to set off a little quicker and my first Km was 07:21

Even then I had to hold back , I was trying to get a first split of around 07:30

Actually, this is the one complaint I have about the Garmin 45, it's instantaneous pace readout is a little laggy ,

But I'm used to it now .

Anyway, first K done and let my pace creep up a bit more .

I'm on my usual route so know exactly where each Km finishes

I again needed to hold back slightly as this split is slightly downhill .

At 2K the number 07:04 falls out of the watch , that's fine , I know I can pick up even more for the last Km even though half of it is up hill , it sort of cancels out as the last half is downhill.

So 3K done and last split time of 06:35 so a good negative split run .

Mr Garmin is happy and adds 1 to my VO2Max .

Back home stretches done and water drank .

Now for porridge and a shower !

Happy Running ! πŸ˜πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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Curlygurly2 profile image
Curlygurly2Graduate10

Brilliant, super run. Excellent splits. Looks like a nice place to run too.

You're lucky, I have a "tired" run today after my 13K on Monday, I haven't done one of those before, it calls for "best effort on tired legs" - 6.7KM (4 miles) it's been a long time since I did any speed work over that sort of distance, I'm looking forward to seeing what I can do!

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toCurlygurly2

Thank you , and yes , it nice around here and it is such a lovely morning !Oh good luck with your run today , that's quite a challenge on tired legs 🀞

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Curlygurly2Graduate10β€’ in reply toInstructor57

Well, it wasn't a total success, I went out too fast, you'd think I'd know better after all these years, but next week will be better.

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toCurlygurly2

So easy to do though !

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Birdlady64Graduate10

Fantastic recovery run Ian. Great control and pacing. Well done πŸ‘πŸ˜

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toBirdlady64

Thank you !It was a good fun short run , just what was needed , and easier to keep track of the splits on a short one 😁

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate

3k just king enough to know you’ve run and just short enough to play with speed, perfect

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toSueAppleRun

Absolutely right !It was just enough following the 14k πŸ˜πŸ‘

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BeatlesforeverGraduate10

Brilliant run and great splits! It's true that after longer runs 3k feels almost like it's over before you get started, especially at that pace! πŸ’ͺπŸ’¨What a beautiful morning too β˜€οΈ we have a very grey, rainy day over here. I'm trying very hard to motivate myself to go out for my 30min recovery run... πŸ˜’

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toBeatlesforever

Thank you ! And yes , the weather certainly makes a difference !

I'm very fussy about the conditions when I run , not too hot , not too cold , and dry.

This morning was perfect at 13 - 14 degrees, just right for the thinest of shorts and a running vest 🀣🀣🀣

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GrannyhugsGraduate10

Great negative split recovery run and improving vo2max. I’ve had to stop looking at my vo2max as it’s creeping higher with the heat. happy running πŸ€—

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toGrannyhugs

Thanks, was a fun short run πŸ˜πŸ‘

Sounds like a good run and that also looks like a very nice place to run!

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply to

Yes it was a fun run , I enjoyed it πŸ˜πŸ‘

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10

Lovely area for you to run a 3K recovery run, well done πŸ˜€ πŸƒπŸΎ, I ran 10 miles this morning, my 2nd 10 miles run but I don't see me running any recovery run until I have recovered from my run this morning, my next run will be on Saturday.

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toAlMorr

Yes I notice your run ! Well done πŸ‘I will read your post in a minute 😁

Haha, I like that , recover first and then do a recovery run ,πŸ˜πŸ‘

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Jools2020Graduate10

Great run, Ian! Good pace and negative splits again πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

It wasn’t so long ago that you were running positive splits!

It sounds like you enjoyed that run this morning. That photo looks lovely, we don’t have that nice weather here.

You can’t beat a good 3K run to balance out the longer runs. Well done πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ˜Š

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toJools2020

Thanks Julia , yes, I had a few positive split runs 🀣It's of course always easier on the short ones😁

And yes it was a lovely morning πŸ‘

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IrishprincessGraduate10

Short and sweet is sometimes the way to go πŸ‘ these runs can be very satisfying … as can the shower afterwards πŸ™‚

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply toIrishprincess

Absolutely πŸ˜πŸ‘

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nowsterGraduate10

I use 3km runs as recovery runs too. Twenty-ish minutes is just enough to get over the toxic ten and get into an active zone.

And Mr Garmin likes short runs, as you've found.

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply tonowster

Yes I knew Mr Garmin would be happy !And I've resisted opening the jelly babies 😁

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nowsterGraduate10β€’ in reply toInstructor57

I have some loose in a zip sandwich bag, an unopened 400g box and a 150g pouch of fruit pastilles. I won't touch them unless I'm doing a long run.

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Instructor57Graduate10β€’ in reply tonowster

Your stronger willed 🀣

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FrencGraduate1060minGraduate

Great run! And a nice pace and splits. 😊😊😊

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