I’ve not been for a run in more than a week. Somehow, London made it tricky this week. I had early meetings and late meetings. If I’d been more organised, I’d have run in the middle of the day, but in all honesty, I was tired all week too.
So it’s lovely to be back, to wake up to those skies and to get out for a 5k which (quite rightly) felt harder than it ought to have.
Sun is out, temperature around 13 degrees, clear blue sky and a lovely run (though feeling a little tired after the flight). This should be an easy run, so an indication of lost fitness, too much pre-Christmas eating and the absence of intermittent fasting. Strava Athlete Intelligence Challenging Valderrama route
Super relaxed easy run with an average heart rate of 121BPM. A little chilly today. Debated two layers and gloves, decided no to both, regretted decision. Here’s what Strava Athlete Intelligence thought: Solid run at a faster pace than your recent average, with consistent effort across the splits. Your
Back in London and running around Battersea Park. Great tempo run with a faster pace than my recent average, though I went a bit too hard on the tempo segments. Heart rate and relative effort were both high, showing a strong workout (or more accurately, that I’m not as
Was supposed to be an easy run, but the combination of wanting to keep warm and feeling a little more energy meant I enjoyed pushing just a little today (though still keeping heart rate at a comfortable 152bpm average). Feeling just a little bit fitter. More of the same focus