I know I only blogged recently but my 12 mile run this morning was eventful and what got me through was thinking about what I was going to write later! So as I might have said already I tend to do my long runs on a Friday for several reasons.
1. My PhD means I can be flexible with mornings.
2. I liked for my Prague training that I did this as it meant I was able to be more human after the race!
3. I can't get up and run for 2 hours while my boyfriend stays in the comfy warm bed.
So off I headed this morning in the dark conditions and jogged to Hyde Park! There were several events (pros and cons) to my run that I shall anecdote!
Pros Cons
The rain (cooling me down) The rain (so hard I couldn't open my eyes)
Fantastic route! Soggy runners due to many puddles
Friendly man ("Slow down, You're going too fast") Angry cyclist ("Thanks, well that f*$king helped)
Hit 12+miles!
Didn't watch my garmin
More pros then cons! Which was why it was a great run even with the torrential down pour! Roll on my nice slow recovery run tomorrow with the other half and then swimming Saturday. Race ready :)
Friday, September 6, 2013
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
...I like this Garminless running!
So as I have mentioned before I have had to run garminless for the last month as my Garmin was in Ireland. My wonderful mother came to visit me 2 weeks ago and brought my beloved forerunner with her so I could get my tech fix back. However it was NOT the fix I wanted at all! I decided even when she was around I would remain garminless. I was really enjoying these slow paced runs that were really enjoyable as I was running to how I felt and not to what my watch was telling me to speed up to.
So last Thursday I got ready for my long run. Thursday is a strange day to do a long run but I was going to Ireland that night on a mini break with some friends so didn't want to bore them with a 2 hour run instead of seeing the beauty of the Dingle Peninsula!
So I ate my breakfast, packed my bum pouch with keys, toilet paper and jelly beans (my new favourite food for runs!) and strapped on old faithful. Old faithful was not my friend however today. Even though I swore I would not look at the pace, only time and mileage I felt like I was pushing myself from mile 1. I had planned at minimum 11 miles today and I couldn't afford to set off fast! It was a really tough run. When ever I looked at my pace I was disheartened. It seemed to constantly read 9.50 which was well off what I had been running all training session (measured off the microwave). I plodded on and eventually got home. Tore off the garmin and started to stretch (injury free 2013!). Looking at the splits and the average pace I was a little surprised. I did have negative splits (2 or 3) and average pace was 9.20. So not as bad as I thought. However it was still slower then I had thought I'd been doing. I am really unsure about using my garmin now again this race season! Can it ruin your own pace? Is it actually worth the stress?
I had a fantastic 6.2 mile this morning, Garminless, and felt I could have ran farther. Is it a sign for September? Do I test it with a couple races first! Very confused at the moment but I do know for my short runs it's Garminless all the way!
Autumn Races
Running Richmond 10km: 22nd September
Paris to Versailles 10M: 29th September
Royal Parks Half Marathon: 6th October
Do I do any of these Garminless like the BUPA 10,000 where I missed my PB by 4 seconds?
So last Thursday I got ready for my long run. Thursday is a strange day to do a long run but I was going to Ireland that night on a mini break with some friends so didn't want to bore them with a 2 hour run instead of seeing the beauty of the Dingle Peninsula!
So I ate my breakfast, packed my bum pouch with keys, toilet paper and jelly beans (my new favourite food for runs!) and strapped on old faithful. Old faithful was not my friend however today. Even though I swore I would not look at the pace, only time and mileage I felt like I was pushing myself from mile 1. I had planned at minimum 11 miles today and I couldn't afford to set off fast! It was a really tough run. When ever I looked at my pace I was disheartened. It seemed to constantly read 9.50 which was well off what I had been running all training session (measured off the microwave). I plodded on and eventually got home. Tore off the garmin and started to stretch (injury free 2013!). Looking at the splits and the average pace I was a little surprised. I did have negative splits (2 or 3) and average pace was 9.20. So not as bad as I thought. However it was still slower then I had thought I'd been doing. I am really unsure about using my garmin now again this race season! Can it ruin your own pace? Is it actually worth the stress?
I had a fantastic 6.2 mile this morning, Garminless, and felt I could have ran farther. Is it a sign for September? Do I test it with a couple races first! Very confused at the moment but I do know for my short runs it's Garminless all the way!
Autumn Races
Running Richmond 10km: 22nd September
Paris to Versailles 10M: 29th September
Royal Parks Half Marathon: 6th October
Do I do any of these Garminless like the BUPA 10,000 where I missed my PB by 4 seconds?
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