Endomondo Running Workout

Endomondo Running Workout: was out running 4.58 miles in 44m:01s using Endomondo.

back in the saddle

Well, I did the Leeds Abbey Dash last week.  It was freezing when I set off at about 8am.  Litterally freezing.  My de-icer had less than a squirt left in it.  It had warmed up a bit by the time I had parked up in Leeds though.  I felt OK at the start, but I was coming down with a bit of a cold (excuse done).

I tried to warm up in what would be the holding pen, but people were wandering around gormlessley which made it difficult.  When everyone started piling in, it just did some light jogging on the spot.

I was realistically in the sub 60 mins area and I was miles from the actual start line.  There was a big screen I could see from where I was, pointing at the front runners as the gun went off.  It was a further 5 minutes or so before I crossed the start line.

I felt OK for the first 5k, tried not to 'compete' with the other runnners too much as I haven't trained anywhere near enough (daughter had rotavirus the previous week). After the turnaround at the Abbey I started to feel a bit weak and slowed down dramatically.  I was just plodding the rest of the way.

I managed to finish in 54 minutes though, so I am quite pleased with that considering.

I was in agony afterwards though.

Tonight, before dinner I went out to do an interval session.  I did 5 sprints up a hill near the house (after a warm up around the block) then I jogged up the steepest hill in the area and went back home.

 

I will try to keep it up between now and xmas, with a 5 a side football session pencilled in for the 17th of December.