I’ve been battling a cough and cold this week, and after an unexpectadly heavy New Years Eve-eve night out skipped my NYE run. I also ducked out of a 10K off-road race I was planning to do on New Years Day as it was a cold day and I didn’t want to make my cough worse.
Today it seemed to have settled down so I attempted my four mile tempo run. Unfortunately it’s a wet and miserable day, with a bit of a breeze, and as suspected I struggled to hang on to anything near my true LT pace of around 6:30 min/mi. After I had completed the 3.2 mile out and back along the section of the Severn that isn’t flooded I decided to call it quits.
Still, it’s all miles in the bank and I seem ok after the run so hopefully I’m on the road to fitness again and by next week I can be back on track!
| Lap | Time | Distance | Pace | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1:01:57 | 8.2 mi | 7:34 min/mi | 181 |
| 1 | 26:20 | 3.35 mi | 7:51 min/mi | 174 |
| 2 | :17 | 0.04 mi | 7:26 min/mi | 169 |
| 3 | 11:34 | 1.66 mi | 6:59 min/mi | 191 |
| 4 | 11:28 | 1.63 mi | 7:03 min/mi | 191 |
| 5 | 12:17 | 1.51 mi | 8:06 min/mi | 177 |