Back to my friend Jeff this morning. Not sure why I decided to do this today, maybe because there has been a lot of talk about interval training going on lately so I thought I’d do my bit 😊. I was also curious to find out if Jeffing would improve my pace for a 3K run!
The interval that I like to use for Jeffing is 30:30. 30 seconds running, 30 seconds walking. I have it set up as a workout on my Garmin app. Once the workout has started, I can swipe up if I want to see my usual watch face, otherwise I can just see a timer and what I’m supposed to be doing! I tend to swipe up towards the end of a run as I don’t get any km notifications and want to see when I have run for 3K!
Knowing that I was going to Jeff this morning made me more enthusiastic about getting out there than I have been of late! I used my normal route. I ran and walked at 30 second intervals until almost the end, when I ran through a walking break. I meant to run through a couple but by then I was too hot!
I enjoyed this run. It’s always good to do something a bit different and I haven’t Jeffed for many months. Yes, my average pace improved significantly. Not surprising with my style of running, with my first km deliberately so slow. With Jeffing, you just dive straight in! Not flat out, but working moderately hard I suppose. My average pace for my last few 3K runs was around 8:55/8:56. Today it was 8:05. Having said that, I still prefer slower running and I’m looking to build my stamina to do those long runs again that I love so much 😊🏃♀️👍
