Tuesday, 31 January 2012

5 mile report

I've been 'MIA' over the last few days as Martha has been ill. Thankfully she seems to be over the worst of it, but it was quite scary hearing her wheeze and gasp for air :(

Anyhoo, food hasn't been great because she's been difficult to get into bed without waking herself up everything she coughs. Lots of sandwiches/soup/pizzas!

However, despite all this I was determined to do a longer run this weekend and I finally did it at 16:15 on Sunday. It wasn't the greatest time to set off as my route is all country roads, ranging from 30-60mph and no street lights. I wore a white sports top borrowed from hubby and my head torch.

I set off knowing my time wouldn't be ground breaking, but I wanted to try and do it non stop. Pacing myself was essential. I made the halfway point around 29 minutes, stopped for precisely 4 deep breaths (and a look at the ducks) then turned around and headed back. At the 45 minute mark I guess I broke through 'the wall' as suddenly I really settled into quite a good rhythm and pace - just a shame I was less than 10 minutes from home and it was getting a bit too dark to continue.

Stats...

Distance: 5 miles
Time: 59:37
Max HR: 195 (102% of max)
Avg HR: 171 (89%)
Calories: 880

Looking forward to next weekend, I'm aiming to do it twice.

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