Week 6 Run 2

[amisfit]

Friday 11th June 2021

Reading many comments spurred me on today so I thought I should get out at least once this week, depends if Sunday is last week or this week 🤔, but putting that aside I went out.

I am still holding back on speed as I can run faster but not consistently if that makes sense.

It was a little cooler today so I didn't start perspiring until the 9 minute mark. It used to be one so I am taking that as a good sign.

The 3 mins walk gave me the time I needed to cool down to enable a nice second leg of 10 mins. This was probably one of my more comfortable runs as towards the end I started to think ahead to runs without a walk break and Laura said and 5 mins cool down walk.

I still haven't answered my own question so I will leave that one until my next run.

[Dee2609 Graduate]

👏🏻 well done

[amisfit Graduate in reply to Dee2609]

Thank you

[drun]

Well done, if you can run and hold a conversation without gasping for air then you are doing well. 80% of your running should be this way. You only need to push yourself during the final part of the run.

[amisfit Graduate in reply to drun]

I run alone so I have not tried this for fear of someone spotting me but I think I could

[drun]

You can put a earpiece in and you can pretend you are speaking to someone on the phone.😀 What I do is count 1,2,3,4 and if I find that I'm gasping after that I would slow down.

[amisfit Graduate in reply to drun]

I definitely like the 1, 2, 3, 4. I will employ some of that soon.

[amisfit Graduate in reply to drun]

I tried this today on week 7 and if this is a measure of progress then I would say could do better. I counted 2 bars of 1 - 4 but then found my breathing was struggling. I then decided to concentrate on breathing rather than counting but good to have a benchmark to aim for. I am therefore not running at conversational pace.

[drun]

Good idea amisfit to concentrate on your breathing, I should have made myself clearer when I breath out count 1,2,3,4 and breath in count 1,2,3,4 and if I struggle to say that I would slow down. Just find whats best for you. Enjoy