Weekly-ish Running Update, Missing that extra pint!

I managed to get in three decent runs this last week, Sunday 'long' run, Tuesday not so fast 5K and intervals just today.

I was slower than usual on account of giving blood last Thursday, turns out a pint donation reduces yer performance by around 10% for up to three weeks after said donation, but that's O.K.

I'm not exactly a performance athlete after all!

Sunday's Run - 10K

My first 10K in a while... as in actually making it to 10K. Not for future reference there were a couple of pools of water which meant I had to walk in a couple of places for a few metres, it's been raining a lot recently.

Overall, a very pleasant run - I kept my pace in check knowing I was weakened but that was O.K. I think one feels the effects of donating blood less on these longer, less intensive runs

Tuesday's not so fast run

I felt this, it was tough!

A full minute slower than this time last week pre-blood donation, and I think that's the only reason why I'm slower, a 5% reduction in performance, actually not too bad, but I couldn't have gone faster!

Friday's Intervals...

Just my standard intervals...

After a decent warm up it's really

• 1 700
• 1 250 metre
• 2 400s.

That's just the way the streets naturally break up the intervals.

I was hanging on for that last 400, it's a tough one with a couple of bends.

I may mix this up next time and hit my local park which lends itself to some 400s quite naturally.

Although that does sound like an effort, I will see how I feel!

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