Not going to lie when I got out of bed Monday morning after Sunday I felt broken 😠 my hips and groin was really sore, I’m guessing maybe from the conditions of Sundays run, the terrain, the hills 🙈 I know it was only 5 miles but it wasn’t a normal 5 miles 😆 so I suprised myself this evening as I really felt all day that I had very little in me, I had in mind I would show up and just do my best and I really did and felt I had a lot to give during the session. I tried to push on at each and every rep right to the line when you called stop. A really great session of dreaded speed work for me 😊 obviously don’t get too excited when checking my Strava 😆 I know the pace probably looks good ….. but we all know this was for short 60 second bursts 😆 also to add the recording of my HR was way off when looking at Strava as I know it was showing way higher at 178 compared to what it’s saying at the end and over all.
I think my cadence is ok ? When looking, I tried really hard to focus on this while running after your talk about it.
All in all a good start to the week 😊
That’s a quick turnaround from how you felt Monday to how you ran Tuesday evening. Another brilliant session with great determination. It shows why you’ve had so much success these past few months. I’ve taken a closer look at your cadence stats and it does make for interesting reading. So your cadence last night was 186 at a pace of 6:45 per mile. When you ran your recent parkrun PB it was 177 for a pace of 7:58. Which means every extra step you take, will knock 5 seconds off your mile pace. So if you were to get your cadence up to 180 for 5k, in theory your time should come down by 45 seconds 🤯 It’s not something we are necessarily aiming for now, but it’s good to have that knowledge of where your cadence is at. It’s something I’ve worked on a lot and has really helped me improve my times. For now though, keep doing what you are doing and you continue to see improvements across the board. Excellent work Michelle.
Coach Simon 🍊
