For Day 10 I planned to run 6km. After warming up I went on a 6km and focused on maintaining a consistent speed over a longer distance. My average pace was 6'46" and it took me 40:42 seconds to complete this 6km run.
Here is my pace, increase/decrease in time and elevation for each kilometer:
1KM - average pace was 6'13", elevation was 3km
2KM - average pace was 6'38", increase of time was +0'25", elevation was 3km
3KM - average pace was 7'02", increase of time +0'24", elevation was 20m
4KM - average pace was 6'43", decrease of time was -0'19", elevation was -19m
5KM - average pace was 7'07", increase of time was +0'24", elevation was 20m
6KM - average pace was 6'51", increase of time was -0'16", elevation was -21m
At the start of today's run, I felt quite tired but occupied myself by listening to a podcast and focusing on my breathing, this helped me take my focus away from the actual running and the feeling of being tired.
As I was running the last 2km, I choose to run back up the hill that I had previously run down. Whilst running, I had suspected that my overall average pace would be more than 7 minutes, given the fact that I had run up a hill two times. However, to my suprise sit was 6'46". After noticing this, I feel that I have a better idea of what an 'easy pace and 'hard pace' feel like. A short-term goal that I now have is to try to keep my pace under 7 mintues.
