The journey to be a triathlete.
This is 29 seconds faster than my run last week. I guess short hair helps you run faster :). Or maybe it’s the new injinji socks I just bought. Ultimately it’s probably my attention to pacing and setting a breathing rhythm.
Today was a strong run and I felt I could’ve even pushed a little faster. It makes me wonder how fast I could run a 5k on a flat track.
Start time: 5.54pm
Temp: 69°
Conditions: slight breeze
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This started out as a very strong run with my pace hovering around 6′/km but at 1.71km I started to feel a blister forming on the inside of my arch. I tried to power through it but by 2.30km it hurt so bad I had to stop. I removed my shoe to find a very long blister on the arch of my foot caused by the arch support of my insoles and it didn’t help that I wasn’t wearing any socks. I’ve run in these shoes with these insoles before with no problems but I think I might have tied my shoes a little tighter this time which caused more friction on my arches. So I got sidelined half way through my run.
Start time: 12.39pm
Temp: 98°
Conditions: Sunny, slight breeze
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I pushed myself a little harder today and shaved 20 seconds from my last run. I started off at a faster pace (5′05″/km) than normal, feeling pretty strong but after my second lap around the park I knew I couldn’t sustain the pace so I slowed down to around (6′40″/km). The last .50km was pretty rough since I was starting to get a slight side stitch and I had to really push myself to finish. I still think my form is pretty bad. It’s worse when I start to get tired. I can feel my shoulders hunching forward and I have to force myself to keep my head up and back straight. I’m also running the first 2km entirely on my forefoot trying to adjust to the Pose-style of running but I’m not able to sustain the technique much more than that.
Start time: 12.33pm
Temp: 72°
Conditions: Sunny, light breeze
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This is my fastest time yet. In the span of about a month, I’ve decreased my time from 33:36 to 31:47. At this pace it’s going to take me 5 months to hit my 20min 5k goal. That’s not acceptable to me. There has to be a way to accelerate my conditioning.
Start time: 5:44pm
Temp: 68
Conditions: Sunny, windy
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30 seconds slower than my last run, but it’s the second time I’ve completed the entire 5k without walking.
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