Ran 10KM today !!

[ChouDoufu]

yay!! completed 10km today, or 25 laps around the track. jeepers, i think
my last 10k must have been, umm, i don't remember. ten years ago?

the details: arctic/siberian cold front came in last night....temps dropped
to 15 degrees celcius, light drizzle that i'm sure could at any point turn into
a blizzard.

mile times were thusly: 8:25, 8:35, 8:45, 8:50, 8:50, 8:50
heart rate 135-140 in first two miles, 150-160 next four, 165 last lap

final total times:

5KM 26:55
6 M 52:15
10KM 54:20

have enough endurance now that it's time to leave the track, and do
some long runs heading out of town towards the dam. in case of problems,
bus runs every 10-12 minutes.

 

[tprice54]

Excellent! Good times....you are on the road my friend.....both literally and figuratively!

 

[kodi]

Good for you. I wish I could get my times back down to those numbers...well I can, but only in my dreams.
Congratulations and keep it up, improvement comes over a period of time and persistence.

 

[laurad37]

Great job. Keep up the good work. I'm jealous LOL

 

[ChouDoufu]

ran another 10km today, this one in the real world. rode the bus out to the dam near
the 'happy rural family scenic place' (hey, i don't do the translations!!), and had a 14km
route marked out that would take me back to the city limits.

rain, wet socks, hills, wind, painful neuroma.....oh, i've got lots of excuses. anyway,
had to stop at 10km (55:26), then walk in the final 4km. will maybe try again
wednesday after a few days off.

 

[tommy]

Great run! Do you have synthetic running socks? They tend to drain and keep the feet from getting too mushy.

 

[ChouDoufu]

it's wednesday, which means another 10km run. weather has improved,
it's 30 degrees celcius and sunny. covered the same route from the dam,
but again was unable to go further than 10km. my endurance seems to
have plateaued. the good news is that i cut nearly five minutes off my
10K time.....now at 49:40

sythetic sox? maybe, they're my old thor-los from long ago.

and here's some pix from the route....

 

[Bina]

Nice scenery.....I bet it must be humid.

 

[JeffB]

Hi ChouDoufu!

Wow, those are great times and wonderful scenery!

Thanks for sharing your adventures!

 

[ChouDoufu]

i am sad. i got to thinking about those last two 10k's, particularly the fast'un. went
back over the route and found i had miscalculated the distance. actually only 9km.

ran the actual 10km today.........56:57.

temps upper 20's to low 30's, humidity 235%.

will try again on wednesday, might even manage 12k.

 

[bugchucker]

Great pictures, still great times even if "only" 9k. What a wonderful adventure!

 

[ccummins]

Amazing!! Great job! I'm hoping for 5K in about a month.