I really like the McMillan running calculator. The McMillan web page is geared more towards competitive runners than someone trying to complete his 1st half, but the info on their web page about paces and workout types is great. These are my target paces based on my 5k time (24:44).Today was my 'easy' day, scheduled for 5 k. I've had a hard time keeping to my easy pace, I always seem to drift to slightly faster paces, and then wind up more tired than I should be at the end. Both ankles were sore last night (actually my legs in general were sore), and I was a bit worried that the training might be too much; I was very determined to keep the pace in the right zone today.
The weather looked pretty nice today, about -5 C and sunny. The wind kept it cooler than I expected though. I changed the display on my Garmin to display average pace on the main screen last night, this helped me keep the pace where I wanted it. Everything felt good today, no pain at all. Not sure why, but Pain by Three Days Grace made me feel good today. Anyways, since I was going slower than normal, I had extra energy and wasn't ready to stop at 5. I wound up going 7k, at a 6:12/km pace.
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I am glad that my three days grace has made your playlist :-)
Yeah, but I didn't know it would get me in trouble.
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