Diary Of A Road Runner

10k Regular Run – Humid – 53m 50s

Thought I’d do a 10k against the clock to see how my pacing is, ready for the City of Manchester 10k race on Sunday. Felt a bit puffy at 3k, and went into a bit of a recovery at 5k, but kept pushing every time I felt I was running too much within myself. Knew I was running faster and for longer than ever before, kept checking the Garmin, thought I might do 53 minutes at one point, did manage to up the pace over the last k and hit the stop button on 53 mins 50 – well inside my last PB in training (by 2.5 minutes) and well inside my target time of 55 minutes.

Now will just have to see how my mind and body handle the race on Sunday – time of day may be a factor, weather, nerves, etc.

May do some weights in meantime but plan to rest on three days before race and let energy build up and muscles recover from the hard training of last few weeks!