The weekend a week ago I went to Tampere so I knew it would change my normal running routine and route. I was hoping to find some non-asphalt roads to run on so I headed to Pyynikki, recommended by my brother. Well...
Attempt number 1: Lost in Pyynikki. I tried to find my way in Pyynikki area, since I knew there would be some good jogging paths there. The run started "really well" when I noticed I had forgotten to attach the heart rate transmitter to the belt, but at least I still had the GPS function in use. But: after running for a while and trying to figure out where I'm supposed to go (three different paths, which one to choose?!) my determination hit an abrupt wall - all 200 metres of horribly steep uphill. It was time to change from running to crawling and abort the 11 km mission.
Attempt number 2: Tired, hungover, hungry. The thought of trying to run the 11 km again didn't seem tempting at all after constantly dozing off during the entire 3-hour ride home. Still, I knew I would feel disappointed if I didn't go for the run so after we had arrived home I changed into my running gear and off I went. I really wanted to run 11 km but... no. It felt like my legs weighed a ton each, I was really tired, thirsty, hungry... Maybe the long run wasn't such a good idea after a hint of hangover the same morning, not sleeping enough the previous night and not eating enough during the day. I forced myself to run 8,5 km and then my legs just stopped moving. It was like they had a will of their own and decided to stop right there.
So, after the run I felt a bit like I failed my mission, since I didn't manage to run the 11 km that I wanted to, but I was pleasantly surprised to notice that I had run 8,6 km with a pace of 6:58 min/km which was quite a bit faster compared to my previous runs. Not bad! First time the average pace was under 7:00 min/km, too.
This weekend was a normal home weekend for us so I managed to prepare myself a bit better for the weekly "long distance run". I've had some issues with shin splints (ouch to the max) and also with my calves and my knees lately, for example the interval training on Thursday was so painful that I decided to take time for stretching well before going for the longer run. I also massaged the lower parts of my legs as well as I could the previous evening. Careful preparation seemed to help since running felt easy enough time and woohoo, mission complete: 11 km done and dusted! Average pace was a welcome bonus since it was the best ever on these longer runs. Very pleased with the result, indeed!
I really need to keep on stretching well and also keep massaging my legs regularly, hopefully it will help in the long run, too.
| Date | Distance | Time | HR | Pace/km | Speed/km | Kcal |
| 21.10.2012 | 11.1 km | 01:13 | 164 | 6:40 min | 9.00 km/h | 960 |
| 14.10.2012 | 8.6 km | 01:00 | 163 | 6:58 min | 8.61 km/h | 781 |
| 6.10.2012 | 10.5 km | 01:15 | 164 | 7:08 min | 8.41 km/h | 1016 |
| 29.9.2012 | 10.1 km | 01:11 | 163 | 7:08 min | 8.41 km/h | 912 |
| 21.9.2012 | 8.3 km | 01:04 | 156 | 7:43 min | 7.78 km/h | 775 |
| 2.9.2012 | 8.1 km | 01:01 | 153 | 7:34 min | 7.93 km/h | 666 |
| 26.8.2012 | 7.4 km | 01:00 | 149 | 8:09 min | 7.36 km/h | 632 |
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