Based on the way I felt yesterday I had little confidence in my long run today. Yesterday I tried to jog home from the car dealership after taking Mig's car in, and I couldn't run for more than a minute. It turned into a 6 km walk/jog which was fine, except it didn't bode well for 25 kms today.
But....I headed out determined to go as slow as necessary, and as far as possible. I even kept my pace and heart rate visible, because I wanted to see what would happen if I truly listened to my body.
While I was indeed extremely slow to start out, my heart rate stayed pretty much in control, and I managed to gradually but inexorably increase the pace for the entire run. I was looking forward to looking at the numbers because I think I was at least 5 minutes faster in the second half.
Alas....somewhere between my watch and the internet my numbers disappeared! Damn!
Regardless I was very proud of my patience throughout, and while no world records were set, I did what I had to do!
run 25 kms, 5:31/km
"The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it."---Arnold H Glasow
Love
Peter
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