It was a cracking morning for running this morning - sunny but not too hot. There were loads of people out and about too. Since the Coastal Classic, I've had 2 days off and a Crossfit session, but no running. I aimed to do a tempo-ish run, just seeing how my legs felt after the Coastal Classic. They've been stiff, and I did deadlifts yesterday so was expecting to feel sluggish.
Amazingly, after a very easy first few kilometres, I started to feel OK and decided to carry on up the river for 30mins before turning. I got to my furthest point again (see "We've got a bleeder!"), meaning that I did about 15km. The GPS stopped working part way*, but based on the time of day I know I was a bit under 59 minutes. So, that's an average pace of about 3:56min/km and the same, if not faster than a few weeks ago. Given that I raced 29km on trails 4 days ago, I'm pretty happy with that! My legs actually felt really good for most of the way, and I got into a good rythm.
Mom, Dad, Angus and Annabel all did Crossfit this morning. I can't wait to join them this weekend. Annabel is even talking about ramping up to every day as she is starting to feel a lot stronger/better. How good is that!
*Re: the GPS - I cannot wait for my new Suunto Quest to arrive. So excited and impatient!
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