or, to put it another way, first parkrun since may 2017 done.
A bit over a year.
Anyway, objectives:
1) Don't stop! (Did chose quite a hilly one - down one side of the park, up the other, repeat for 3 times).
2) Keep up a steady effort... HR strap has been mislaid somewhere, and the battery is probably flat, but, the HR was definitely up for me, in terms of RPE.
3) Don't break.
4) About 25 mins hopefully.
Results:
1 - 3 were accomplished. I was well out with #4 though. Oh well. Manged to break 27 minutes though - so sub 5:30/km. And it's a benchmark.
Performance is a big pie graph made up of a thick crust of unfitness, and sumptuous filling of over +1 st in weight over the last outing, with lashings of the custard of old age.
2 of those triangles I can do something about. Will be interesting to see what happens.
Calves, quads are now stiff and sore. But nothing too remarkable.
Might have a crack again next week.
It was raining, so I probably slowed myself a good bit by wearing too much.
Need to see if I can be a couple of pounds lighter too.
But oh my, doesn't it feel good to have the endorphin rush back; certainly rolls back the metaphorical grey clouds.