Today was my first tempo run. I'm sure I've done workouts like this before, but this is the first time I've tried to do a by the book tempo run. I'm not quite sure I understood it, and I'm pretty sure I didn't run it as hard as I should have, but I ramped up from an easy pace all the up to the peak which is supposed to be ~10k race pace.
The peak which lasted roughly 7:30 minutes, and was the majority of my climb for the day was a little over a mile long with an average pace of ~7:15. It's difficult to find a flat route around here, and I was far from one today. I felt like I could've ran harder, but I didn't want to over do it the first time around. Anyone who has some tempo run expertise, I'd be glad to hear it.
| distance | time | Pace | HR Avg. | HR Max |
| 3.95 | 31:01 | 7:51 | 155 | 182 |
Tonight Brenda and I walked with Vic Mike, and Melissa along with their dogs. Our fierce looking ;-) gang of 8 wandered the Hunter Woods trails. We came across a few gang tags which is awesome... I guess this is our little neighborhood watch. Reston is made up of two worlds which seem very distant from each other. Whether it's language barriers, or class issues, it's unfortunate. I think some of these kids just need attention and a positive outlet.
I love how the Kenda Jersye made it up there twice.. I think that one is going to become your go to jersey because I'm too fat for it right now.
ReplyDeleteGlad the pedaling technique advise worked out. I have been breaking it latelty I think I'm going to drop my saddle a bit next ride.
And thank goodness the Kenda jersey made it or I would've been topless twice up there, and we know how you feel about that ;-)
ReplyDeleteIt's probably about time I find a Jersey I like. I saw some sweet ones in NYC, but other than that, I think I'm going to either have to do more races or look online. In the meantime, thanks again for the loan!