The last long run for the year, a 30 km effort with two 2km repeats at the end. Surprisingly it was easier to get up at 4 am in the morning for these long rides and runs than to leave the house in the evening. Guess I am more of a morning person.
Took the familiar route to Changi village, coastal road and the park connector. The last time was with TH and DA on the pre-SCSM training run in November. Nothing had changed over the past month, except that the public toilets at CV were now completed.
The key this morning was to keep HR below 150, and hopefully make a 7:00 pace. Succeeded for the most part until 20 km. Perhaps it was the sun, perhaps it was just all the indulgences of the past month and week coming back to haunt me, but it became progressively more difficult to keep the 7:00 pace at HR150.
The last part was two 2 km repeats at "fast" pace. HR went up to 170+ over this segment, but pace was only slightly better at 6:15 to 6:30.
Lesson for the day: less wine, eat wisely, and train more.
Tried the Skins compression tights for the first time. Any difference? To me, the Skins provide better support for the thighs (especially the region above the knees) compared to the 2XU tights. Perhaps this is due to the stitching / design. But overall, I thought the 2XU provided better compression.
1 comment:
well done getting in 30km.. i think pace isn;t soimportant at this time of year. anyway, it's a good way to start the week
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