Well, such a lovely morning it would be a crime not to get out and run !
A late start with work today so up around 7:45 and out at 08:30
It was around 6 or 7 degrees at that time with a light 4mph breeze .
Perfect to get back into the shorts and thin t shirt .
So today's run !
Time to get back practicing what I preach!
I have done to many runs recently where I aimlessly plod along in my comfort zone and suprise suprise, nothing changes !
Keep doing the same thing and youl keep getting the same results .
When I first finished C25K I got into the good habit of mixing up my runs with a 3 run pattern
1x steady plod
1x Shorter but quicker
And 1x longer and slower
This mix certainly works , my VO2 Max went up , my distances improved and my weight came down !
I followed this pattern up to 14K (9 miles) and then following a few niggles and some time with illness I lost my way for a few months !
I have spent the last few weeks getting back on track
So after a few short runs of around 3.5k , then a 4, several 5's and a 6k it's time to get back to my run pattern and start extending the distances again .
So with that in mind, today was the NRC Tripple 7's interval run .
Nothing too taxing but the simple fact of getting back to intervals certainly helps rebuild your fitness
So this was a 3 X repeat of 7 minute intervals at 5k pace with 2.5 minute recoveries.
I used some of my normal route and went to say hello to my horse friend at the start of the run .
I soon warmed up on the first interval!
The tricky bit for me was maintaining a steady comfortable pace after a walk interval .
Unfortunately my Garmin 45 is not the best for showing accurate instantaneous pace (I guess none of them are really!)
There is a bit too much of a lag for my liking .
Anyway , job done , back on track π€
Happy running!