A tempo run home

I ran home after work yesterday. I decided to see if I could pick up the pace a bit and run part of my run at my target pace for my half marathon this Sunday. I’m pleased to report a modicum of success. I did about 7 of the 10K at my target pace and while it was reasonably uncomfortable I did not feel overextended. I’m hoping the adrenalin kicks in on Sunday otherwise it’s going to be a tough ask to maintain that pace for 21.1 km!

And for the record, I did not slow down deliberately when running past all the pretty girls sunbathing on the beach. I was feeling fatigued in that section. Honestly. And I forgot my camera. Sorry!

When I got home I had a phonecall from my wife…no car keys…so I had to head back to work with the spare key.  Fortunately a family member loaned me their car otherwise it would have meant a run back to work!

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February 18, 2009 | Filed Under fitness 

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20 Responses to “A tempo run home”

  1. VavaNo Gravatar on February 18th, 2009 9:42 am

    That’s awesome! I’ve run home from work twice now and love it! I hope to do it at least once a week if things work out.

    Good luck on the race!

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  2. ChrisNo Gravatar on February 18th, 2009 10:40 am

    Should you really be doing a tempo run this close to the race? It’s called tapering for a reason :)

    Anyways, best of luck with the half…try to make sure you don’t start off too fast and blow up. As you probably already know, aim for negative splits…it’s a lot easier to push harder when you know you’re on the homeward stretch.

    Chris

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  3. AaronNo Gravatar on February 18th, 2009 10:49 am

    Yes indeed. Start slow and finish fast(er).
    All the best for your race!

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  4. Spartan7No Gravatar on February 18th, 2009 10:52 am

    Andrew the Awesome! Good job on keeping up your tempo and you’ll be good with the natural race day HR being higher than normal.

    Best of luck!

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  5. GeorgeNo Gravatar on February 18th, 2009 11:31 am

    Good luck on Sunday!

  6. aishchaiNo Gravatar on February 18th, 2009 11:48 am

    Good luck with the rest of your training. Also, re: not deliberately slowing down etc” Even through the computer I could see yhou were grinning as you typed that.

  7. GregNo Gravatar on February 18th, 2009 2:44 pm

    What was it you told me earlier???

    Alleged pretty girls… :-) Sure you didn’t slow down…

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  8. Andrew(AJH)No Gravatar on February 18th, 2009 7:26 pm

    Taking your camera and taking pictures of girls at the beach can get you in trouble you know! It wasn’t one of those nude beaches was it? :-)

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  9. BruceNo Gravatar on February 18th, 2009 9:40 pm

    All the best on Sunday.

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  10. CammyNo Gravatar on February 19th, 2009 1:54 am

    Oh, sure, that’s what they all say. :)

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  11. RobNo Gravatar on February 19th, 2009 12:46 pm

    Out of all the days to forget your camera. how could you deprive your readers like that :-) Sounds like another very productive and awesome run. Always inspiring to read about your runs.

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  12. DaveNo Gravatar on February 20th, 2009 3:25 am

    Andrew you are going to be fine for your race next week. Besides my weekly speed intervals. Everytime I would try to run fast for a long period of time during training. I would “poop out!”
    When race time comes everything changes, you are prepared mentally and physically.
    It’s just tells that frame of mind is different when training and “real racing.”

  13. ChrisNo Gravatar on February 20th, 2009 6:09 am

    Andrew, you might find this forum topic interesting (in relation to your low HR training). I’ve actually linked to the fourth page…have a look at EnduranceUK.com’s post…very interesting.

    http://www.tritalk.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=53881&start=45

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  14. AndrewNo Gravatar on February 20th, 2009 6:18 am

    Probably not, but it seemed like a good idea at the time!
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  15. AndrewNo Gravatar on February 20th, 2009 6:19 am

    I have no idea what you’re talking about. :) That’s my story and I’m sticking with it.
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  16. AndrewNo Gravatar on February 20th, 2009 6:19 am

    Heh…why do you think I’ve been trying to run faster?
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  17. ChrisNo Gravatar on February 20th, 2009 6:20 am

    Well, what’s done is done :)

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  18. AndrewNo Gravatar on February 20th, 2009 6:20 am

    Thanks Chris!
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  19. ChrisNo Gravatar on July 15th, 2009 10:17 am

    Should you really be promoting “Performance Enhancing Drugs” on your blog :)
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  20. AndrewNo Gravatar on July 15th, 2009 2:40 pm

    My spam filter was off …
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