That is the longest run yet on the fitness plan. I was feeling good at the begining, then got alittle sluggish. However, you will be surprised how fast you can run in poorly lit, deserted parts of town late at night.Totals
6 miles at 1:04:58
Avg pace 10:50 mi
Fastest pace 6:36 mi
Here are the quarter mile laps:
1) 2:08
2) 2:19
3) 2:14
4) 2:13
Mile 1) 8:55
5) 2:27
6) 2:25
7) 2:31
8.) 2:34
Mile 2) 9:57
9) 2:34
10) 2:27
11) 2:22
12) 2:30
Mile 3) 9:53
13) 2:49
14) 3:07
15) 2:57
16) 2:48
Mile 4) 11:41
17) 2:51
18) 3:44
19) 2:58
20) 2:50
Mile 5) 12:23
21) 2:41
22) 3:18
23) 3:07
24) 2:52
Mile 6) 11:58
So, the scary part of town wasn't scary enough to improve my run time. Maybe next time I need to run later at night or a more questionable part of town.
If there are any locals out there in Pasadena, CA. Here is the route I ran:
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Joel, you have to wear the man-bra, and you WANT the HR data. Once you understand what it all means it's more important than just how fast you ran. I track my data on Garmin Connect and Buckeye Outdoors, and anyone can log on to those. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteMan-bras aside (though i recommend them for all occasions, including formal ones), the HR data is meant to show you your overall cardio-vascular health. basically, the less your heart has to beat doing the same amount of work, the more healthy you really are.
ReplyDeleteit's a great way to encourage yourself if you aren't seeing a whole lot of improvement in times. better c-v health will mean you can run longer, push yourself harder and burn a few more calories (though that's mostly up to your diet).
there is an old trick that's more comfy than the man-bra and way less expensive: if you can keep up a good conversation with somebody as you're running, that's a good pace. then as you run more, run faster over the same distances, but still keep up that pace of conversation. if you can, then all your systems are workin' better than they were before.
also, i was lookin' at your times.
ReplyDeletetry mixin' it up a bit. over the same route alternate faster and slower miles. or try doing negative splits: make the first mile your slowest, then each one a little faster. that'll really get your HR goin'!