I tried & failed to convince Mrs H to join me on a run this morning. Unfortunately the comfort of bed & the drizzle outside conspired against that happening. It was a mild morning, unfortunately being autumn this usually means that there is rain about. This was the case at 0615 as I headed out the front door in my delightfully fluorescent Saucony wind breaker jacket.
Tuesdays are easy days on every training plan I put together. They are the first run of the week generally & as weekends usually involve running events or parkruns, easy miles are the best way to start the week. I also seem to be better at not forgetting a Tuesday run, my dedication to easy seems higher than to speed work!
I braced myself for an uncomfortable 45 minutes around the various estates in Stansted. The fine drizzle was at times refreshing, until you realised that it was soaking you just as well as every other type of rain! My pace was decent, hovering round the 6:00 - 6:10/km mark early on. I seem to have perfected low demand running, at least over short time periods. The test will be if I can sustain 6:00/km over 25km when training for the halves in the spring.
Everything was going rather well this morning. Then about 20 minutes in the rain started to fall with a bit more aggression. Suddenly the thought of staying out another 25 minutes became much less appealing & I upped my pace, heading directly home! The run was barely over 5km, about 32 minutes long, but it wasn't worth bringing on the dreaded man flu just to clock some easy miles.
Thursday appears to be Fartlek day this week. My training plan appears to be the gift that keeps on giving......
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