Running (road)1:19:06 16.51 km (4:47 / km) +78m4:41 / km ahr:156 max:171 shoes: Asics Hyper Speed 6 2016
Long tempo guy picking up Hittaut controls. I decided to get them in order this year for some crazy reason so started with the first 9 today. Plan for the run was start with a slow km ~5 and then 3x alternating 4:40,4:20, 1x5, 3x alternating 4:40, 4:20, 1x5, 4x4:30, 1x5
It started roughly enough as there was a stiff feeling headwind when heading north through the open areas but heading south again felt easy. By the end of the first set of 3 I was feeling tired and had very sore shoulders, probably from climbing yesterday. The environment seemed to be conspiring against me with headwinds and uphill on the 4:20s so after 12k I adjusted and went much slower than the 4:40s planned and tried to push on for the faster bits. It really didn't look like I was going to make the 3x 4:30 so I also changed that and did just one more fast km to get number 9 and then go home.
Didn't meet the goal paces but I still think the efforts were strong and it was a solid long run so I'm happy I did it.