Another warm slow one

[Yesletsgo]

I woke around 7.30 after nearly 9 hours sleep, Body Battery full, so of course the best way to start the day was a run. It was warm again, not as hot as the UK but 20C in the shade so no way was I going to be breaking any records today.

We set off on more or less the same route as Tuesday but when we reached the forest took a different turning, which meant we covered 5.5 km instead of 5 km. It didn't feel like hard work but every so often I'd think I was running fast and see the pace on my wrist - 9:30, 9:45, perceived effort is a weird thing. At the end of the run my stats say the average pace was exactly the same as last time, 9:07 min/km. At least I was consistent with that, but my heartrate was in zone 5 for 33% of the run. On Tuesday it barely got there at all so I must have been working harder today.

I drew comfort from the idea that these long slow runs would build up my VO2 but Mr Garmin has obviously turned against me as I've gained a year. Oh well, they are only numbers, aren't they?

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Oh nothing cheers me up more than a full body battery! You just know it’s going to be good 😊. Well done Yesletsgo !

[GTFC Graduate10]

Keep going, keep positive and it'll all happen. Well done

[Yesletsgo Graduate10 in reply to GTFC]

That's the key, isn't it? Thanks 😁

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Ignore Mr Garmin, he likes shorter faster runs, my fitness age pops up and down and when i bought a new farming i aged 20 years, Sounds like a perfect run

[Yesletsgo Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Absolutely, I try to only pay attention when it suits me