Lode HM. An out and back course.
Tail wind on the way out, headwind coming back, but a lot lighter than yesterday's 40+mph wind.
Awful run. Based on last Sunday's Fenland 10 race I had been expecting about 1:49 (~8:18mm pace)
Wore a LS shirt under my vest. The sun came out just as we started and I was too warm. After about 6 miles it clouded over and became cold so I was glad I had the LS shirt, but I still had a Raynaud's attack.
Affected by car exhaust fumes but more by tight hamstrings after 6 miles.
Finished exhausted.
A PW for a non-pacer HM
1) 1m - 8:13(8:13/m) 147/154bpm 28cal 7.3/8.64mph
2) 1m - 8:18(8:18/m) 155/157bpm 29cal 7.22/7.47mph
3) 1m - 8:19(8:19/m) 157/162bpm 29cal 7.22/7.7mph Over Swaffham Bulbeck Lode bridge
4) 1m - 8:17(8:17/m) 158/161bpm 28cal 7.25/7.51mph
5) 1m - 8:30(8:30/m) 157/162bpm 29cal 7.06/7.37mph At 4.5 miles I was about to go cross a flat single file bridge but the woman in front suddenly slowed down a lot and I had to virtually stop. At 4.75 miles we crossed Reach Lode bridge.
6) 1m - 8:29(8:29/m) 157/160bpm 29cal 7.07/7.26mph 5.9 miles we went over Burwell Lode bridge.
7) 1m - 8:45(8:45/m) 154/158bpm 30cal 6.85/7.14mph Halfway in 48.52 - very sharp turnaround. Badly affected along Little Fen Drove by exhaust fumes from slow moving cars which had just started their engines upon leaving Wicken Fen. Some difficulty breathing the rest of the race.
8) 1m - 8:51(8:51/m) 152/158bpm 31cal 6.78/7.26mph Back over Burwell Lode bridge.
9) 1m - 9:02(9:02/m) 153/156bpm 31cal 6.65/7.06mph Back over Reach Lode bridge
10) 1m - 9:13(9:13/m) 150/153bpm 32cal 6.51/6.64mph
11) 1m - 9:42(9:42/m) 147/151bpm 34cal 6.18/6.66mph Back over Swaffham Bulbeck Lode bridge
12) 1m - 10:45(10:45/m) 141/145bpm 37cal 5.59/5.87mph At the end of this mile I suddenly had to stop when a little girl on a bicycle who had stopped to let a car go past veered straight out in front of me.
13) 1m - 10:41(10:41/m) 140/143bpm 37cal 5.62/6.1mph Into Lode and more car exhaust fumes
14) 0.2m - 1:58(9:54/m) 144/146bpm 6cal 6.06/6.18mph Grass field finish.
That doesn’t sound like a good day out. Sorry you were affected by so many issues. 🙁
No, not a good day, although the cycle ride there was nice
You will be running fit in 2 weeks time.