Outrunning a storm
Finally back to my run. It has been since Sunday that I last ran and it seems like forever for some reason. This was going to be a tough one… I did this same workout about two weeks ago and remembered be tired from it. Going back and looking at that blog entry I noticed that I was also having problems with the heart rate monitor. If you look at today’s data you will notice the same thing. I need to wait until after next weeks race to call Garmin as I have a feeling that they are going to want me to send it in for repair.
Here was my schedule for today:
- WU: Run 10 minutes @ low aerobic intensity
- MS: Run 22 minutes @ threshold intensity
- CD: Run 10 minutes @ low aerobic intensity
It was quite the workout. I waited until later in the evening so that it would cool of, which it did. There was a storm brewing out over the Everglades and it started to thunder as I headed out. I only got sprinkled on for a few minutes. I turned one of my corners, kicked it up a notch and never looked back. Literally outrunning the storm!
My main set was fast…. I am thinking it might be my fastest 5k time to date. After examining the data I ran 3.1 miles (5k) in 20:52…. nice! I felt good but exhausted when finished. After the cooldown I looked at my watch and I could have kept going to reach the 6.2 mark and probably set my best time for a 10k but decided against it.
After triathlon season is over for the year I am going to start concentrating on my 10k race distance. This probably means I will hit my 10 mile milestone and my 13.1 milestone during that training period. I should easily be to that level by the first of the year. From there, it is a matter of applying that to Olympic distance triathlon training. Keeping in mind the whole time that my run is what will make or break me for the triathlon.
Question: How long does it take for the USAT website to reflect and record your race? I have been checking my account out this week but nothing has been recorded yet. Just curious 🙂
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