Wasn't expecting that!

[SkiMonday]

Went out for an HM yesterday. My planning was to follow my usual route and take it easy. It's good to have a nice simple plan! Beforehand, I felt OK but not great (hence the "take it easy").

Once I'd started out, found that my cadence felt higher than usual so I decided to try and keep a high cadence whilst running easy. Ended up with Garmin telling me that I'd beaten my HM PB!

Picking up on a post by Tasha99 , it seems that working on cadence can result in speeding up. Since I hadn't planned to monitor it beforehand, I didn't have cadence displayed on my watch; just relied on how it felt.

Prior to that, I'd taken a week off to let knee issues settle down, I guess that must have helped. Badly timed for the HUHM event on Sunday but I should be OK for a 10k then and I'm chuffed to have a new PB.

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon]

Thinking about it, the Cambridge virtual HM is still open so my PB fits in nicely with that.

[Tasha99 Marathon]

That’s fantastic! A huge well done 👏🏽 I will have to try it myself one day 👍🏽

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Well done SM! Fantastic run, and a new PB is always welcome! 💪🏃‍♂️👏

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Brilliant! What a fabulous accident 😊 A week off, fresh legs .. I've thought before that it really can make a difference and put a spring in your step, you just proved it in style!

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon]

Awesome, really well done.

I was looking back over some old runs, I used to have a much higher cadence, and faster pace, so guess what I'll be working on next?

[misswobble Marathon]

Well done! 🥳😃👍💪👊✊💥. It’s great when things pan out isn’t it. Just reward after a lay off 😃

[Charlies1 Half Marathon]

Brilliant - well done! As you say, works nicely for the Cambridge HM.

I'd be interested to know what your average cadence was. I have been trying out with a metronome, 170bpm is fine, anything above that and i struggle.