Tuesday morning speed blast

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:

5K

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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July 13, 2010 | Filed Under Marathon Training, running 

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17 Responses to “Tuesday morning speed blast”

  1. Scott Keeps RunningNo Gravatar on July 13th, 2010 10:52 am

    The mojo is definitely back!
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  2. KateNo Gravatar on July 13th, 2010 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.

  3. BrandonNo Gravatar on July 13th, 2010 11:05 am

    I’d call any run that doesn’t end in puking a success :)
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  4. Jody - Fit at 52No Gravatar on July 13th, 2010 11:35 am

    I’d call you awesome!!!!!! (in response to your comment to me!) :-)
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  5. David H.No Gravatar on July 13th, 2010 12:49 pm

    Nice run. Welcome back. :)
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  6. beejNo Gravatar on July 13th, 2010 2:06 pm

    Yeah, definitely your mojo is back! Nice run, Andrew!
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  7. PatrickNo Gravatar on July 13th, 2010 2:44 pm

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

  8. Andrew(AJH)No Gravatar on July 13th, 2010 8:28 pm

    What do the colours in the route map line mean?
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  9. seth @ fit with a purposeNo Gravatar on July 14th, 2010 4:28 am

    nice times man! I’d love to get into the 24′s
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  10. Tim WilsonNo Gravatar on July 14th, 2010 5:15 am

    I think I have commented in three different places about this now… but – Good Job!
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  11. Rob DyessNo Gravatar on July 14th, 2010 6:13 am

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

    Thanks man!!

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  12. AndrewNo Gravatar 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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  13. AndrewNo Gravatar on July 14th, 2010 6:37 am

    You have! And thanks. :)
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  14. GregNo Gravatar on July 14th, 2010 11:21 pm

    Never understood the whole puking-running connection. I’m just not that hardcore. Congratulations on the PR!
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  15. VavaNo Gravatar on July 15th, 2010 2:10 am

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

  16. Mark A.No Gravatar on July 28th, 2010 1:58 pm

    Congratulations on setting a new PR, I hope to get below 25:00 someday.
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  17. resortNo Gravatar on October 2nd, 2010 8:02 pm

    Nice run. Welcome back.
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