Sun, Jan-20-19, 15:38
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Say NO to Diabetes!
Posts: 8,671
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Plan: My own - < 30 net carbs
Stats: 440/228/210
BF:Energy Unleashed
Progress: 92%
Location: Central Virginia - USA
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Practice 10K on the indoor track at the Y
I ran my first ever practice 10K. When prepping for the last 3 10Ks I don't think that I ever ran more than 5 miles -- and that only one time. Between now and April I'm planning on doing this several more times. Maybe then the 10K will just feel like another workout. Todays workout was work. For those last 2 miles I was feeling the burn in my legs.
For today's run I just wanted to find a decent pace and then just do my best to sustain it. I wasn't loafing, but I wasn't pushing the pace hard either -- not until that last .2 miles. Here are today's 10K results:
Mile 1 pace: 11:28 min/mile
Mile 2 pace: 10:56 min/mile
Mile 3 pace: 11:10 min/mile
Mile 4 pace: 10:53 min/mile
Mile 5 pace: 11:03 min/mile
Mile 6 pace: 10:52 min/mile
.2 mile "sprint" to the finish: 8:01 min/mile
Total time: 68:01
Overall average pace: 10:57
I was running on two days rest. While that is my 2nd fastest 10K ever, I was hoping for better. I need to shave 8 minutes off of that time to hit my goal.
Weather permitting I'd like to do an outdoor 10K soon. The fitness tracker cannot use GPS indoors. The distance is simply an estimated calculation based on who knows what -- my step count, cadence, typical stride length? I'd like to find out how accurate this estimate is by running outside with GPS tracking thrown into the mix.
Another thing to consider is that this indoor track is only 1/16th of a mile. There are 4 fairly sharp 90 degree corners per lap. Do the math and that is slowing down for 397 corners to complete a 10K. I have no idea how much this affects my overall time. I do know that the tight corners do add stress to the workout. Running outdoors won't have all of those tight corners, but the surface won't be flat as a pancake either. So again it is hard to know how an indoor vs. outdoor 10K will compare. That's why I want to do one.
Last edited by khrussva : Thu, Jan-24-19 at 11:34.
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