Tried running to work this morning in an attempt to beat the heat, but even at 7am it was hot and rather humid which made this tough going. Only managed 2.8 miles at slightly less than target pace, but given conditions I’m not going to beat myself up too much. Hate morning running!
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Tempo around the Severn
(4m @ 7:43 pace)
Tempo run home (7:40 pace for 4m)
Tempo run home
Fast tempo run (7:50 pace)
Tempo run home
GPS was a little screwy to start off, so pace on first the two splits is off, but overall a decent tempo session that felt fast but controlled despite the quite strong winds.
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Pleased with my pace here, before the final 1.5 miles of serious hills my average pace was 7:35 min/mile, a little quicker than my planned pace of 7:38. Think I may have had a bit of a tail wind in places, but still – positive run.
Read moreSlighty screwy tempo run
Not sure what was going on today but pace on my watch was all over the place, but I think broadly speaking I managed 3 miles at 7:50 pace, then backed down to 8:20 for the final 3. Feeling a bit tired this week so reasonably happy with that performance.
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