#6 – 50 runs in 100 days – Winter edition

After the 6h treadmill battle I thought it would be wise to have a longer rest before I did some intervals so one week could be enough.

Before I have said that is it perfect to do pulse based intervals some days after a tough trail run/race because you will definately not go above your threshold pulse.

The start was not a very good one. I realized that nothing was moving, pulse stood at 83 and I definately did not have 83 and the time was not moving either. Got upset with my pulse watch but decided to move forward anyway. Had run about 1K when it stopped.

I started all over and started my pulse based interval training.

Tried to run with a comfortable pace but got up to 147 and it was time to slow down.

First interval went fine. This time it did not take long til I was up to 158 and 159 and had to slow down. The first interval always feels the longest

Walked during the 2 min rest

Second interval there was much tougher. It felt like I was running on max. There is a uphill where I also have a tendency to increase the pace and got up to 159 and had to slow down.

Walked during the 2 min rest

Third interval felt even tougher. Took some time to get up to 157 and also got up to 159 and had to slow down. Very windy and chilly.

Walked during the 2 min rest

Last interval is the easiest in a way because it is the last interval but it was still tough. Took some time to get to 157 and then got to 159 and had to slow down.

Was around 155-159 and even if I was around 152-153 at some Point it felt that I was running on max.

Really tough today but glad that I did it. It takes a bit longer to get back after 6h on a treadmill than 6h in the Woods.-§

And then almost 1K cool down

Distance: 11.22K, time: 1.11.2h, average heart rate: 150, average pace: 6.21 min/k, max pace: 5.13 min/k, cadence: 172, VO2 Max: 27 ml/kg/min