Today's run: 5k endurance run (50-70sec slower than race pace). For me, that falls between 5.50-6.20min/km.
So off I went to Park Run, bringing along my friend Chris. Sadly, she wasn't able to run at this pace today, so I was on my own. I was actually very curious to see how I'd go holding a steady pace at this speed. Steady pace has not been my strong suit these past few weeks! I've mostly been dying off within a couple of k's from the start.
Off we went and I had the strange luxury of having to slow myself down constantly. Every time another runner passed me I couldn't help but thinking, I can beat this person and would inevitably find myself speeding up. A quick glance at my watch (thank you, Garmin!) would pull me up quickly.
I have never been a "negative split" runner. I've always liked the idea of negative splits (i.e. running the second part of the race faster than the first), but in reality I'm a little bit too optimistic about what my race goal will be. I just feel so bouncy and energetic the first few k's and I think, surely I can go faster. THIS race I won't burn out!
And I do...burn out, I mean.
So I kept it steady and pulled in to the finish just over 30min. Excellent! Right on target!
Showing off my new running technique...just kidding! I was actually going for a fantastic finish-line-leap, but the camera missed the jumping action.
When I got home, Chris kindly stood out in the cold weather to film me doing a super-short stride attempting my new running technique. She took about 14 videos, and I've posted one of them below. Perfect form? Nope. Improved? I hope so! I wanted to get some footage of what I actually look like when I run now, so I can hopefully spot the errors of my ways and fix them. I'm glad that I don't look like the hopping kangaroo I had imagined.
I'm not opposed to hearing any suggestions on ways to improve. :) And just for the record, these video-strides felt a lot faster than they look!
Your strides look strong and long. Looks good to me, non-runner that I am!
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