Before I start my Quest I found a website called RunJogWalk. After tracing my route around Perry Lake found that it is 740 metres not 800 metres. so my best run is doing 7 laps which is 5,180 metres in 35 minutes. So my best is about 33 minutes for 5K.
Anyway nearly there ! Thought my head was getting to big ! Ego now dented !
Run today bit tough only doing 2 days running this week due to life issues. Last lap of lake was mind over matter. Being stubborn helps. Still managed 7 laps plus about 100 metres in 35 minutes. Don't think the extra day break helps for me. Next run Sunday. Should be back to normal next week.
Don't knock yourself. 33 mins is great. There is obviously massive appeal in the idea of the sub 30 mins 5K and to be honest I would be thrilled to bits to ever get there. But, really, what real impact on fitness lies in a three min margin?😚
After almost 3 years, I have only ever broken that 30 minute/5K "barrier" once - and have now broken the 1hour 10 min /10K and the 2hour 30/HM barriers also once - all over "official" race distances
But - that is IT!!!! I now am running largely to a heart rate monitor - my main aim now is to do runs within certain HR zones for a certain time. - and, if I ever do any more "races" , I will be concentrating on the fun part of funrun!!
Sounds like a brilliant time to me. I will be cartwheeling if I achieve that speed - well cartwheeling in my mind 😀
Thanks for comments.
just wanted to find out exactly how far I was running without going to expense of getting a new watch or Gizmo.
As you say aim is fitness and health. Aim is to do a bit more time and distance and not worry about speed. That may increase over time.
For myself like to have a realistic measure of how I'm doing. I think I do have an obsession with maps. I always like to know how far and long have travelled to places. Drives my wife mad !
On holidays with Kids always saying x miles and x time to go. Trying to stop them saying "Are we there yet"
I just had to find out exactly what the perimeter of that lake was.
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- all over "official" race distances
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