Robin Hood is getting perilously close and although I have not run all week I really need ot build up my long runs.
So adding 10 minutes to last weeks long run was the least I could do. Although I have not run since last Sunday I really needed to get a long run in.
So I went out this morning.
First plan was ot start with a lap of the park with teenbeanz, but he was in a CBA mood, so I was on my own.
On autopilot I set off up the main road - which is OK at 5 am, but not so pleasant at 9.00 am on a Monday morning.
The prospect of 90 minutes of traffic fumes was not good, so I decided to turn off and run a road I hav eonly ever driven before. Although there are not footpaths all along, it is not too narrow, not too much traffic. However I had failed to realise what a steep hill it included! So there was rather a lot of walking - and still my HR was above 70% on those bits.
I am supposed to finish with 5 minutes walk to cool down, but as part of the last bit of the route was downhill I could not resist running it!
Good fun, but not exactly base training!
So adding 10 minutes to last weeks long run was the least I could do. Although I have not run since last Sunday I really needed to get a long run in.
So I went out this morning.
First plan was ot start with a lap of the park with teenbeanz, but he was in a CBA mood, so I was on my own.
On autopilot I set off up the main road - which is OK at 5 am, but not so pleasant at 9.00 am on a Monday morning.
The prospect of 90 minutes of traffic fumes was not good, so I decided to turn off and run a road I hav eonly ever driven before. Although there are not footpaths all along, it is not too narrow, not too much traffic. However I had failed to realise what a steep hill it included! So there was rather a lot of walking - and still my HR was above 70% on those bits.
I am supposed to finish with 5 minutes walk to cool down, but as part of the last bit of the route was downhill I could not resist running it!
| session | W5 | R80 | R5 | Run |
| distance | 0.35 | 5.62 | 0.36 | 6.32 |
| pace | 14:19 | 14:14 | 13:58 | 14:14 |
| AHR | 118 | 145 | 143 | 143 |
Good fun, but not exactly base training!