Diary Of A Road Runner

3k Speedwork - Cold - 15mins approx

Bit of a disaster, was hoping to run 3km within 15 minutes as part of attempt to do 5k inside 25 minutes. Set off at a suicidal pace (about 4 minutes per k) but at just under 1k my Garmin freaked out, lost the signal, and stopped clocking distance for the next 8 minutes.

This did all kinds of things to my head, not having done such a “sprint” before, I had no idea what my pace was, except that I was slowing, and was frustrated I was not going to get a proper time. The Garmin came back on, but I was running in a circuit and it was obviously measuring A to B across that, so was totally out - I was blowing up anyway due to suicidal starting pace, so stopped where I thought the 3k mark usually is on longer runs using that route.

Felt totally knackered - lungs felt raw and burning!

But run a success in one way, as it’s clear I need to do more of this type of thing to get used to running at a faster pace - although I obviously struggle when I set off very fast.

Much prefer the long slow runs for enjoyment, but will do a few more of these and hope the Garmin keeps track next time!