26km @ 6:28 pace and 18km @ 5:43 pace
So far this week I’ve managed a 26k and an 18k. Not too shabby. Made a huge mistake on the 26k by setting myself a target of under 2 hr for 21.1k. Not normally a problem if I was racing, but in training I take it a lot easier for the first few kms so I had to do the 20 and 21km at about 4:40 pace! That’s my current 10k racing speed :-) So needless to say I completely smashed my legs doing this (I did achieve the goal though). I had to stop and walk, the next km took 10:44! I couldn’t get going at all after that and basically just walked home. I’m still recording it as a slow 26k, just to remind myself not to be so much of an idiot next time.
The 18k fared much better, I averaged 5:43 pace. Felt comfy the whole way, and for the last 6km was able to up the pace to about 5:10 min/km.
I still feel I am too slow to get going/warm up. Maybe that’s a good thing?
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