I skipped the Safra’s training again, sms Trainer Joe that i couldn’t run due to a flu. The flu kept coming back after every run. It started from last Friday and i recovered on Saturday. After i went for a powerful run on Sunday, the flu came back.
I just did an easy run on Buangkok loop, my usual training ground. Firstly, I knew that the flu may be caused by my recent increase of pace and mileage. I am going to have a step-back this week. Secondly, my lungs are not used to the cold drinks which i totally ignored. This was a big mistake that i committed which caused me to have a hard time sleeping at night – coughing.
Dear joined me for a few rounds, she was totally out of running these days. I went out easy, at 5.25 min/km pace. Very comfortable and light breathing. After 1.5 km, the pace stepped up naturally. I did not sped up, just run naturally. I felt some pain on the side of my left shin. This was going to be troublesome, shin splint problem. Nevertheless, i did not stop and just carried on.
The pace raised up to 4.40 min/km. I was surprised by the pace appeared on my Garmin watch. I was running at a comfortable effort, so i did not think it’s wise to purposely reduce pace until jogging mode. I was very consistent on each lap and this went on for 8 loops. A total of 12 km with a time of 57 min, avg pace of 4.47 min/km. Before the SCMS, i couldn’t even maintain at this pace.
Hi Ong,
how come Jaime is not running…? i’m trying to build my base for the first few mths of dis year… hope to be in better condition to join mf in March…
cheers,
peter
She is busy with her works, plus she does not have a particular race to target. Recently, she is totally out of sort, couldn’t even manage a 5K run at 6.30 min pace.
Regards,
Ong