Fast Is The New Slow

17:08 5 miles 34:18

1 6:59 2 6:41 3 6:48 4 6:46 5 7:05 Average 6:52 min/miles

It was another gloriously warm sunny evening for a run. Which begs the question, why was I wearing a thermal base layer? I was roasting (like a little chicken!) and found the heat quite draining. It’s hard knowing what to wear at this time of year. One minute you’re faced with cold, wind and rain, then suddenly it all turns to glorious sunshine, like you’ve suddenly been teleported to Australia in your winter running gear!

Anyway this was too fast again. I set out steady, it’s just that steady no longer seems to be over 7:00 min/miles anymore. I did try and slow down over the last mile as my body was being slowly microwaved, and managed a 7:05. The problem is that this included a stop of at least 10 seconds at some traffic lights, thus it was actually sub 7:00 pace. In actual fact, the same thing happened on the first mile, so we can knock 20 seconds off the run, and therefore 4 seconds off the average mile pace… apparently 6:48 min/miles is the new easy pace for me! I think not!

Short and sweet tonight. I’m off to bed to dream of running on Bondi Beach in leggings and waterproofs!