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Parkrun at Sunderland.

I really didn't expect to run a PB & certainly not by such a wide margin. I ran a sub-25 minute 5k a few weeks back in the sheffield parkrun. It was a somewhat flatter course, so I guess that was how I broke the 25min barrier.

Didn't expect to replicate that in Sunderland. The first km felt tough as I was still warming up. I was doing 5:10 ish. I think my muscles do need quite a fair amount of time to warm up, especially at race pace. I warmed up fro 5 minutes but I think I actually need between 10 to 15 minutes to get into race pace. Next time, I should do that.

The 2nd km, I galnced at my watch & I was 4:45. Much too fast I thought. My head told me to slow down to 5:00 but something in my head told me to try for a PB & try to keep this sub 5:00 pace up. So I did (half-expecting to urn out later).

The 3rd, 4th Km,, I passed Jan. Working hard but keeping the pace. up. Surprisingly, my legs felt Ok with this pace. It was hard work but I thought I could sustain the pace. So just carried on. I think the recent races 10K & 5miles definitely helped get my legs ready for this pace. Perhaps the interval sessions helped too.

Last km was tough. I was working hard & struggling to keep the pace up. It felt like I was slowing down but my garmin actually showed that was my fastest km. I hung in there till I hit the hill. That hill, I was really slow, but I ran like mad swinging my legs, running on sheer willpower. I was so exhausted felt really gasping for breath at the finish.

It is a really satisfying running a PB. Why? Well, it means that you are at the height of your fitness. It is an objective measure that you are moving on & continually improving.

Split Summary

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1) - 0.62m - 5:02(8:06/m) - 72cal

2) - 0.62m - 4:46(7:40/m) - 75cal

3) - 0.62m - 5:00(8:03/m) - 73cal

4) - 0.62m - 4:45(7:38/m) - 75cal

5) - 0.62m - 4:37(7:26/m) - 74cal

6) - 0.01m - 3(9:07/m)

Pace Zone Summary

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Pace Zone: 6:20-6:39/mile: 1.8%

Pace Zone: 6:40-6:59/mile: 4%

Pace Zone: 7:00-7:19/mile: 14.5%

Pace Zone: 7:20-7:39/mile: 22.1%

Pace Zone: 7:40-7:59/mile: 21.4%

Pace Zone: 8:00-8:19/mile: 17.4%

Pace Zone: 8:20-8:39/mile: 9.4%

Pace Zone: 8:40-8:59/mile: 2.2%

Pace Zone: 9:00-9:19/mile: 2.2%

Pace Zone: 9:20-9:39/mile: 2.2%

Pace Zone: 10:00-10:19/mile: 1.1%