Week 3 day 2

[liv]

I learned my lesson from the weekend, and dragged myself to the gym this evening instead of running outdoors. The advantage is that running on the treadmill gave me pace. I did the calculations and realized that my goal speeds of 6 kph walking and 7.5 kph running are only slightly faster than I've been managing so far, so I set the treadmill to those speeds and pushed myself to actually complete the whole thing at pace. It was doable, and it didn't even feel like I was at the limits of what I can do, though definitely hard work. And I think it's good for me not to let myself slow right down for the recovery sections.

I successfully completed the second workout, 2.5 km in 23 minutes (including the 5 minute warmup). This gives me an average pace of 9'12'' /km, which is faster than I've measured with Runkeeper before. Plus I walked 1.5 km to the gym and the same distance back, though I wasn't going particularly fast.

Comments

[rmc28]

It's good to hear you are able to push the pace you want. And get yourself to the gym even though it's not your preference.

[ewt]

Well done! One of the good things about having quantitative goals is being able to measure them and finding out they aren't so difficult, after all. A bit like using a metronome in music practice, I guess, though most often that's a coordination issue rather than other areas of fitness.

[liv]

Thank you! I really like numbers anyway, seeing them improve is a big part of what motivates me to keep going. But also I don't have anything like enough experience to be able to guess what pace will be sustainable over the duration of the exercise, so knowing that I was only pushing myself a little bit beyond what I know I can do was really helpful. You're right, it is a bit like using a metronome.