This was supposed to be an easy run and although my average pace (9:35) was within the right parameters, the EG (640ft) pushed much of the run into Zone 3 instead of Zone 2. My GAP of 8:52 is slow given the average heart rate of 155bpm, so I suspect tomorrow’s speed intervals will be challenging.
Note to self: try to do easy runs on the flat.
Back in London for a couple of days and the sunshine came with me. 😎 I wanted to hit the mid point in the easy running target pace range (8:38 - 9:38) today, so fairly pleased with that. Not great sleep for the last two nights (late home after
April half marathon ✅ I had no inclination to run this morning. Nor yesterday. I’ve just felt really tired. Sleepy tired. not wanting to get out of bed tired. But by this afternoon, I was starting to get a little stir crazy. The weather was perfect for a run and
Another progression run this morning (and another failed attempt to hit the target pace of 6:38 - 6:58. In fact, today was slower than Sunday’s effort. Greg, my virtual Garmin coach, will not be pleased 🙃 and I’m sure his confidence score has dropped. I am definitely
Feeling surprisingly low on energy today. Not sure if it’s psychological, but running felt harder than it should have after a rest day. Not worryingly so, just a little frustrating.