Tuesday morning speed blast

Posted on July 13th, 2010 by Andrew

My running buddy is off overseas for a few weeks so I’m back to running on my own. It’s been really great running with him as he’s pushed the pace somewhat and much to my surprise I’ve been enjoying running a bit faster than i normally would.

As such, I decided that my Tuesday and Thursday runs are going to be faster runs. On Tuesdays I’m going to run a 5K as fast as I comfortably can (i.e. no puking!) and on Thursdays I’ll do a 10K as fast as I comfortably can.

My aim with the 5Ks is to try and break my 5K PR and probably the same with the 10Ks I guess!

This morning’s run was great. It was quite nippy (probably about 6 degrees C) which is pretty much perfect for running.

I did just over 3 laps of the Auckland Domain mile loop:

I managed to set a new 5K PR of 24:19 which is 4:52 min/km pace. I could have gone slightly faster but I’m happy with that. There was no danger of puking!

I’m really enjoying my running again and I guess I’m getting my mojo back!

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16 Responses to “Tuesday morning speed blast”

Scott Keeps Running // Jul 13, 2010 at 10:52 am

The mojo is definitely back!
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Kate // Jul 13, 2010 at 11:00 am

Can I have me some of that mojo?? You should do some intervals on the domain circuit- maybe 400s or 800s. Definitely the best way to get some speed.

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Brandon // Jul 13, 2010 at 11:05 am

I’d call any run that doesn’t end in puking a success
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Jody - Fit at 52 // Jul 13, 2010 at 11:35 am

I’d call you awesome!!!!!! (in response to your comment to me!)
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David H. // Jul 13, 2010 at 12:49 pm

Nice run. Welcome back.
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beej // Jul 13, 2010 at 2:06 pm

Yeah, definitely your mojo is back! Nice run, Andrew!
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Patrick // Jul 13, 2010 at 2:44 pm

5K in 24:19 , that is an excellent accomplishment, high five for you!

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Andrew(AJH) // Jul 13, 2010 at 8:28 pm

What do the colours in the route map line mean?
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Andrew reply on July 14th, 2010 6:37 am:
I’ve got the Google Earth plugin going on Sporttracks as my normal map has just stopped loading. The colours relate to speed. It looks a bit odd as I did 3 laps of the same route so the speeds are all over the place.
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seth @ fit with a purpose // Jul 14, 2010 at 4:28 am

nice times man! I’d love to get into the 24′s
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Tim Wilson // Jul 14, 2010 at 5:15 am

I think I have commented in three different places about this now… but – Good Job!
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Andrew reply on July 14th, 2010 6:37 am:
You have! And thanks.
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Rob Dyess // Jul 14, 2010 at 6:13 am

Where was that Mojo…. I was looking for it!

Thanks man!!

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Greg // Jul 14, 2010 at 11:21 pm

Never understood the whole puking-running connection. I’m just not that hardcore. Congratulations on the PR!
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Vava // Jul 15, 2010 at 2:10 am

Pretty sweet! Setting a PR in training is a big confidence boost.

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Mark A. // Jul 28, 2010 at 1:58 pm

Congratulations on setting a new PR, I hope to get below 25:00 someday.
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