Easter Sunday Run

Run out of Kimbolten and offroad to Grafham Water. 8th April 10:00.
Objectives were to get the legs going after a week of rest (post race) and also to clear out the pipes after having a bit of a cold in the mid week. I also wanted to get a feel for pace and heart rate after race in Connemara so I could know how a 5:00, 5:30, 5:45 and 6:00 pace felt to run. Most of the run was at (or just below) race pace effort.

Total Time (h:m:s) 1:26:31 6:07 pace
Moving Time (h:m:s) 1:24:47 5:59 pace
Distance (km) 14.13
Moving Speed (kph) 10.0 avg. 13.9 max.
Elevation Gain (m) +164 / -164
Avg. Heart Rate 162 bpm
Temperature (C) 11.3C avg. 15C high
Wind Speed ( kph) SW 11.1 avg. SW 14.8 max.



Points of note:

• Marc O's observation regarding my stride length being to short resulting in a cramped style may well be correct. Experimentation with a taller stance and longer stride on the run alloewd a much more fluid generation of pace. Work on drills to open out stride and core stability to help abducters and keep a straight posture.


• Heart rate on the Connemara run was, as suspected, way, way too high. Running at the same pace on this run produced HR of 160 to 170 bpm. This is much more in line with expectation. Something was seriously amiss on the race, I suspect that I was getting some cross talk on the monitor, perhaps as a result of switching it on with a lot of other equipment near by.