Day 45 - 5km (PR)

Didn't think I would get out for a run before Sunday, but the weather was good today and as I finished slightly early, got our for a run at 7pm.

Did a bit of shopping wearing my Garmin 305 - still no signal - so hung about at the bottom of the apartment waiting for a signal.
Man! that is a pain. It is the worst thing about the Garmin! - waiting for reception.

Anyway, walked to the nearby park, and almost immediately it picked up reception.
I'm going to try this next time, as the park is away from tall buildings.
Hopefully I'll get quick reception.

Was wearing my new RoadID name tag and reflective wrist and ankle bands.
Started at a good pace, meeting a friend on the first corner and managed to greet him without stopping. Thought to myself, that I was running a pace that I could speak at...but as I met him at about 50 metres the tiredness had not kicked in. In truth the pace was quicker than I should be running.
Having said that I was in Zone 4 (80-90%) for my heart beat for most of the run and for all of the first 2 miles.

As I was running faster than I should have been , I felt a stitch come on about half way round. By the beginning of the second mile it was quite bad and I ran the last mile with it bugging me.

I was pushing myself. I knew I was under 9minute/mile pace, so just wanted to keep going.

About a half mile from the end, I started feeling bad. A little sick and I promised that the next time the pain came I would slow down. remarkably, the pain left and I had a second wind. I pushed myself to what I believed to be the 5km mark...only to find I was approximately 200 metres from the end...I kept pushing and the end seemed further than I thought , but I finished in 27 minutes 32 seconds.

That is 8.50 mph pace.

Surprisingly the first mile which is very slightly uphill was my quickest. 8.44
My second mile which was very slightly downhill was the slowest 8.58
the last mile on the flat was 8.50.

Very pleased with the runs this week.
Looking forward to getting new socks I have ordered, and upping the distance ( but running at a slower pace than tonight!)

Weigh in later tonight, as the scales are back, and that will be under 82kg :-)(it would have been, but I have put the weigh-in off for another 5 days and with visitors here for meals, I may be battling the 82kg mark)