Saturday
met up with a fell running colleague at my meeting this weekend - he ran in the Vets World Champs in the Lake District last month and had a great time
so we both agreed to go out for a plod this morning - but not together - I am soo conscious of being so slow
anyway up and out at 7, still dark, but not at all cold
and a plod along the streets of Coventry - at base pace with stops in the first couple of miles for stretching, I managed a 'quick' third mile as I did not stop to stretch but did walk when the HR rose too high - so was pleased with the numbers:
met up with a fell running colleague at my meeting this weekend - he ran in the Vets World Champs in the Lake District last month and had a great time
so we both agreed to go out for a plod this morning - but not together - I am soo conscious of being so slow
anyway up and out at 7, still dark, but not at all cold
and a plod along the streets of Coventry - at base pace with stops in the first couple of miles for stretching, I managed a 'quick' third mile as I did not stop to stretch but did walk when the HR rose too high - so was pleased with the numbers:
| Mile | Pace | AHR | time |
| 1 | 14:29 | 129 | 14:29 |
| 2 | 14:11 | 144 | 28:40 |
| 3 | 12:50 | 146 | 41:30 |
| 0.14 | 12:29 | 148 | 43:17 |
| 3.14 | 13:46 | 140 | 43:17 |
Skipped off the end of the meeting to come home to watch teenbeanz run his first XC of the season. Added bonus of watching Tigerrunnner run too. He then walked round with me to support TB. TB struggled - he hadn't run since Tuesday and couldn't keep up with the field, so TR ran some of the second lap to support TB.
TB was fed up at the end but feeling more sanguine now - trouble is there are some talented runners in his age group - he has moved up an agegroup this season and there is not the range of standards there is in the men's race, so its a bit demoralising for him.
Ho Hum