Weather forecast is for rain for the next few days, and although my legs still seem to be a little sore, I decided to go out for a run in the afternoon.
Decided for 5 miles but again as soon as I started I realised that 4 miles would be better - even went through my mind 3 miles, but I kept on for 4.
I had to change the route slightly, but the whole run just felt clumsy, laboured and slow.
I checked my watch at about a mile and saw I was 9.35 pace...and thought that was aboutt right. The final half mile, I felt I was running on the spot - but checked my watch and saw i was under 9 minutes...
Strange.
Splits...
1 - 8.55
2 - 9.09
3 - 9.28
4 - 9.10
The final mile I took easy, and except for stepping up the pace when i saw my neighbours ( Ah...pride, it lives in us all!)....I just kept running at my "normal" pace for the day.
Surprised to see a time of 36 minutes 38 seconds.( BIM 36m 32 sec)
That is no PR, but it is not too far away from my usual runs - except they all felt good, fast and comfortable....this felt the opposite.
What was surprising is that my heart rate was 97% in Zone 5.
Can't figure out why that should be.
The last 2 runs, my heart rate was high for the first half mile before settling down to Zone 4, until I stepped it up for the last mile.
Tonight it was just high all the time.
Don;t know if that is the reason why I felt so bad...or if in general I was tired and unwell and that made the run more difficult.
Still - I am pleased to have got out and run again.
Running can be difficult sometimes!
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