Sweet Chin Music

Sunday 28.02.2021 - 8k - 35:00

Good hit out. Not overly impressed with the time to be fair but I seemed to dip in the middle of the run as I was well on course for a sub 34 min 8k inside the 1st 3k... (this is all on average less than 10 miles a week with no sprint training nor training with anyone)

TC1 - 7:35 & well ahead of where I was at on Thursday (about 10-12 seconds I think) 

TC2 - 10:15 - not bad but not as far ahead as I'd like 

TC3 - just past 12 mins over the top

TC4 - This was disappointing - 17:38

TC5 - This was even more disappointing with 21:15 (vs 21:07 on thursday) 

TC6 - 23:46 over the top

TC7 - 25:50 (always good to be sub 26 mins here) 

TC8 - 27:27 - I thought this was extremely disappointing as to be fair to me I was bombing it round this part of the course - was 27:03 here on Thursday

TC9 - 30:07 - I died along the Loughrea road stretch, I could have gained big ground along this section of road but disheartened by my time, I guess I slowed up, big time!!

TC10 - can't quite remember, think it was 33:something, who knows

TC11 - remember this was 33:55 passing Supervalu - oh dear... this was going to be a big push for anything sub 35.

Was originally planning this to be a 10k but said to myself if I felt like it then I can do the 10k. On Thursday, I felt like doing the 10 but decided to ease up & be happy with the 8k. this time round I figured nah, I don't fancy the 10k so I didn't bother - that's OK too.

Anyway, overall, I felt equally as good as I did on Thursday, if not better really, especially at the start. Weatherwise, today was one of the nicest of the year!!! I went out at about 18:10, just felt really good floating, (well grinding really) along for the most part. Happy to give it more than I have been giving it in recent months as I can see the spring really kicking in & me needing the running a lot at the moment.

Grass session (30 mins) planned for Tuesday @ 16:00 - will review then what to do from here - think a time trail 5k then is on the cards for Thursday @ Lunchtime with a hard 10 k looking likely for the weekend then...