After opening the tempo run with splits of 6:55 and 6:50, I noticed that my leg turnover didn’t seem very quick. I’m thinking it’s because of skiing where I focused on getting longer glides. Anyway, after that, I focused on a quicker stride rate and rattled off 6:40, 6:38 and 6:45 for the last 3 miles.
It looks like more strides will be in my future to help with my turnover.
I was also a lot more calm and focused for this tempo run. Again, I think just having one under my belt helped a lot. Whenever my mind started to race in a hundred different directions, I was able to calm down and focus on my stride and breathing. Thinking about this weekend’s 10K helped too.
Overall, it was a pretty good workout – especially being two days after a 20 miler.
Quote of the Day;
“I don’t train as much as the men do. But I train to the best of my ability and do not feel inferior to men in ability. I sometimes train with the men and this gives [me] confidence.” – Dire Tune
2 comments:
Wow, you are very fast. I'm sure it it motivating to see the improvement in your times. You must be doing things right!
"Wow, you are very fast."
Beth, it's all relative. But yes, it's nice to see the numbers on the watch getting smaller.
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