Distance: 6 kilometers (3.75 miles)Time: 30 minutes
Surface: asphalt, concrete
Weather Conditions: cool, misty, 60s, late morning run
Location: Miraflores, Lima, Peru
Secret weapon: Run Lola Run Soundtrack
Comments: Well, the magic running coach said get on out for five miles with three at a bit more than race pace. I came a bit short on my goals to reach that but I wasn't disappointed at the run at all.
It was a good run. I felt ready setting out and comfortable pace wise the whole way. Obvously I wasn't able to do the distance I set out for myself but I will make up for it doing some speed work on the treadmill tomorrow (the extra off day this week on the chart that the guru dinna think was necessary).
The biggest negative today was the return of the ilotobial band discomfort. After running I got one of the infamous sharp twinges on the outside of the left knee and it has been lurking about ever since. I think it is because I was full striding a lot rather than concentrating on shorter steps. Nothing major yet, but clearly a warning to watch my stride in the future.
And, figuring out my distances for this run I discovered I have been shortchanging myself by almost half a kilometer in my calculations over the past few weeks (I do the runs by time and then calculate the distance by a map). I'm not going back past this week and change things cause it's just been a guideline up to now. But it will be correct from here on out.