Anyway, I had a decent enough week. Tuesday was the first day for many months when the pace was close to 8-minute miles on an easy run, which was nice to see, even if it still wasn't quite there yet - it probably would have been on a flatter course.
Then the watch crapped out on me on Wednesday when it refused to turn the GPS on, claiming "only" 23% of battery power, which would easily have been enough for the run, but it just would not cooperate. Maybe it's time for a new one - the charging cable is rather worn by now, after over 4 years of constant use, and I'd definitely prefer one that connects wirelessly. I'll think about it some more, unless I see a really good deal in the sales. One of my show-stopper requirements is a battery time of close to 24 hours, which immediately rules out the vast majority of watches, though.
Anyway, I also had one bad run, which wasn't a complete surprise as I tend to feel tired if I run in the morning following an evening run. 12 hours is just not enough for the legs to recover fully at the present rate, and that's what happens when I run home from work one evening and back into work the next morning.
My long run on Sunday went pretty well for most of it, until the long final climb home started, which is the last 2 miles. Until then the legs had worked very well over the hilly course via Kilternan, but then I seemed to hit a limit and the last 2 miles were a bit of a slog. Never mind, all in all still a very good week, and I can finally see some progress being made.
- 31 Dec
- 6.72 miles, 56:12, 8:21 pace, HR 143
- 1 Jan
- 10 miles, 1:20:59, 8:04 pace, HR 145
- 2 Jan
- 10.2 miles, 1:24:00, 8:14 pace, no watch
- 3 Jan
- 10.25 miles, 1:24:33, 8:14 pace, HR 141
- 4 Jan
- 10.25 miles, 1:29:54, 8:46 pace, HR 143
- 5 Jan
- 6.72 miles, 55:22, 8:14 pace, HR 142
- 6 Jan
- 20 miles, 2:47:59, 8:23 pace, HR 141
Do like my Garmin 5 :-)
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