Running
This Time, I Finished the 6.5K
After my last attempt at 6.5 km ended with me calling it a day at around 5 km, today’s training run had one very simple objective: complete the full 6.5 km. I deliberately wasn’t worried about pace. At this stage of my training, getting used to running farther matters more than how quickly I cover…
When a 6.5K Training Run Becomes a 5K
Today’s training run didn’t quite go to plan. The session was supposed to be 6.5 km, another step toward my forthcoming 10K runs. I started strongly and, for the first few kilometres, felt reasonably comfortable. But by around 4 km, I could feel myself beginning to weaken. I carried on to 5 km, but at…
Vitality 10K Training: My 5K Run Metrics
Today’s session in my Vitality 10K training programme was a 5K easy run, sandwiched between a five-minute warm-up and five-minute cool-down. Altogether I covered 5.81 km in 48:46, but the important figures are those for the 5K itself: 38:42 at an average pace of 7:44/km. The run was consistent from a cardiovascular standpoint. My average…
Second Training Run Insights for 10K Prep
This was my second training run for the Vitality 10,000 in September, and the aim was to begin extending the distance while keeping things reasonably controlled. I covered 4.89 km in 40:25, averaging 8:15/km. After a five-minute warm-up, the main running section was 4.01 km in 30:23, at an average pace of 7:35/km. I felt…
First Training Run – Vitality 10,000
This was my first training run for the Vitality 10,000 in September, and also my first run since November last year, so the main aim was simply to get moving again and see how it felt. I covered 3.02 km in 23:28, averaging 7:47/km. Most importantly, it felt good. I rated the effort just 1/10…
First 5k run for 7 months!
A while ago, I thought I would give up running and concentrate on cycling as I was not enjoying running for some reason. But, recently, I decided to give it a go again. I am pleased to say that I thoroughly enjoyed it and will now go back and work on both cycling and running…
5k run after a three month break
Having not run since the end of July, for some reason I thought it would be a good idea to run 5k today.
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