| Time: | 00:24:25 |
| Distance: | 5.23 km |
| Elevation Gain: | 45 m |
| Calories: | 426 C |
| Avg Speed: | 12.9 km/h |
| Avg Moving Speed: | 13.0 km/h |
| Max Speed: | 16.6 km/h |
| Avg Pace: | 04:40 min/km |
| Avg Moving Pace: | 04:37 min/km |
| Best Pace: | 03:36 min/km |
| Avg HR: | 170 bpm (92%) |
| Max HR: | 182 bpm (98%) |
I decided to get up and go for a morning run. Straight out of bed and into my vibrams at 6:20am. I thought I might as well enjoy the warm mornings while they are around and I do love the feeling of going about my day with a session already under my belt. Just wanted to turn the legs over and start feeling the flow. I was feeling good and stretched out a bit especially down the hills and on the flats but was happy just to roll up the hills. The time is about 1min 10sec slower than my record on this run. The run is two laps of approx 2.6km. The lap is basically 1/3 up hill, 1/3downhill, 1/3 flat. Despite the fact my avg heart rate was fairly high i actually felt quite comfortable and restrained. Having done heavy squats 12hrs beforehand meant the legs were a touch heavy at times but overall I am happy with how I am moving at this stage of the year. Decent blister just under my second toe. Am feeling like I would like some explosive speed work just for fun at some point as well so I may program some 50-100m all out sprints with full recoveries.
And just for good measure cool site about why you should wear less when it comes to shoes:
http://shodless.com/barefoot-running-myths/barefoot/
I tried to do a few barefoot jogs around but was thwarted by bindis - twice at two different parks... Considering transitioning with the piranhas again too. I had such nasty calf issues I've been scared ever since.
ReplyDeleteYeh i like to do my sprint stuff on grass with no shoes. For everything else I go the vibrams... I have sprints and treks so I am pretty much covered.I would suggest starting with your sprint work on grass barefoot. Something about this is different to even the most minimalist shoe. Your toes gripping the grass and the workout your foot gets with all out sprints I think help a lot with transitioning to longer stuff. As always be really careful with volume and build up slowly. I have not run in "normal shoes" for well over a year now.
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