My fastest 10K yet

I went for a nice gentle run this morning before work.  Weather conditions were perfect, overcast but not humid or cold.  There was a light breeze that I quite appreciated after a few minutes of running.  I don’t know what happened but I was just in a zone this morning.  I just plodded along without worrying too much about anything.

And what do you know, I did my fastest 10K ever.  57:46!  And that was without really trying to go quicker than normal.  I’m quite pleased by that.

I went on and did a bit more and did a total of 11.45 km in 1:06:34 at an overall pace of 5:46 per km.  And just to annoy the ladies I’ll add that I burnt 1267 calories doing that according to my HRM. :)

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June 6, 2008 | Filed Under running 

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18 Responses to “My fastest 10K yet”

  1. MarshmallowNo Gravatar on June 6th, 2008 2:24 pm

    “And just to annoy the ladies I’ll add that I burnt 1267 calories doing that according to my HRM.”

    What the hell is that supposed to mean?

  2. RobNo Gravatar on June 6th, 2008 3:33 pm

    Andrew you are really flying, great job.

  3. Bill WallaceNo Gravatar on June 6th, 2008 4:40 pm

    Mate!! That is sensational. I’ve got a 12km fun run in August and am planning for 90 mins. We’ll see how we go.

    I’m in Melbourne at the moment so you should be able to see me (waves!). I’ll try and do 10km in an hour on the treadmill tonight, just to see how strenuous it was for you.

    I’m in Melbourne for the weekend so will be doing a bit of running around Albert Park etc.

    You are getting a head in leaps and bounds (pardon the pun).

    Oh, and I know what you mean by the calories and the ladies. Yeah, right on! :)

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  4. Bill WallaceNo Gravatar on June 6th, 2008 4:48 pm

    By the way, do you have an HRM AND a GPS????

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  5. SallyNo Gravatar on June 6th, 2008 8:37 pm

    That is to annoy me, who has been counting calories, thanks to him.
    And the last time I tried walking/running on the treadmill for 20 mins, I only burnt 150 calories!

    Cheeky!
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  6. SallyNo Gravatar on June 6th, 2008 8:39 pm

    Well done.
    Didn’t have to rub it in did you? I knew I should have bought you a piece of cake or something….. :P
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  7. AndrewENo Gravatar on June 6th, 2008 9:15 pm

    I do. My Garmin 305 has both on the same device. :)
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  8. AndrewENo Gravatar on June 6th, 2008 9:16 pm

    Hmmm…cake!
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  9. AndrewENo Gravatar on June 6th, 2008 9:17 pm

    Thanks Rob. :)
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  10. AbimarsNo Gravatar on June 6th, 2008 9:21 pm

    I’m officially annoyed, lol, how about I throw in some ice cream to go with that cake

  11. MizFitNo Gravatar on June 6th, 2008 9:48 pm

    KUDOS TO YOU!!

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  12. nancyNo Gravatar on June 7th, 2008 2:25 am

    ok… Second post.. maybe this one will work!

    The run sounds great! I will have to look into a HRM for sure..

    Be glad it’s not humid. It’s going to be in the 90′s all weekend. My co-worker and I are switching to morning runs next week!

  13. DeborahNo Gravatar on June 7th, 2008 2:57 am

    Great job!!

    I love my HRM. I burned 731 calories on my last walk/jog/dance (38 minutes long) so I’m not too jealous, just a little.

    Don’t you just love being outside and doing something that totally takes the mind of other stuff and lets you relax mentally?

    Have a great weekend!

  14. Bob AllenNo Gravatar on June 7th, 2008 6:30 am

    Congrats on the 10k time. Looks like you had a great route for it.

  15. Aaron on June 7th, 2008 9:21 am

    You’ll be breaking that magical 50 minute milestone in no time at all :)

  16. komodo dragonNo Gravatar on June 7th, 2008 9:34 am

    good job! Keep up the good work. running is a really rewarding activity, trust me i know ;) It feels great when you’re done! its addicting

  17. weelittlemeNo Gravatar on June 7th, 2008 7:20 pm

    Sounds like a magical run mate! Way to go.

  18. JeffNo Gravatar on June 10th, 2008 6:23 am

    “A nice gentle run. . . and what do you know!”

    Okay, my friend, what kind of steroids are in your water down there?

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