7 Miles – 1:10 – Pace: 10 min/mile – Avg HR – 126 – Elevation: 700 ft
Wow, that was slow. I started out slow because I was warming up and my feet felt a bit stiff.
Then I stayed slow…
Also the ground felt really cold for the first 5-10 minutes since my feet were bare and it was in the 30′s initially. I was really focused on making this run as comfortable on my bare feet as possible as compared with the 5K I did on New Years which resulted in pain because I pushed the pace too hard.
That resulted in a really slow pace today because that’s what felt best on my feet. Really quick light steps, but not pushing the pace at all.
The result is that my feet feel great and other than the warm up, and a few sections of really gravelly road, my feet were comfortable the whole time.
It wasn’t a cardiovascular challenge at all today as shown by the 126 Avg HR. It was really enjoyable, and that’s what I run for. Some days for me it is really enjoyable to push the pace hard and push the limits of my heart rate (enjoyable in a painful sort of way though). But not today.
