The year of the target by kizzi10000

Thanks to trying to survive on job seekers allowance, I've not been able to afford the heating so far this winter. When the chaps came round to put a new boiler in and flush the heating they chomped through several pounbds of gas in 2 days! So I daren't try putting it on. Anyway, I have plentyo f jumpers - and a treadmill :).

One way to warm up was to do an 8m interval session.

6 x 1m @ 9:40 the plan said, with 0.25, recoveries. Started off witha mile warm up nice and slow at 12:00, as I could still feel the 13 miler from Saturday and the legs were a little stiff. But soon settled into it, even if it did take half a mile before I was warm enough to take the cardi off lol.

Each mile was the usual 0%, 0.5%, 1% and 0% incline. Having got used to that now, I'm contemplating missing the first 0% ad going up to 1.5% from now on.

First effort actually felt slow! Well, not slow, as such, but not particularly fast. And I could probably have snuck another mile on the end too, but as I have club tomorrow, hills (possibly) on Wednesday,a nd another club run Thursday I don't want to overdo things! So I did what the plan said, and was more than happy with it.

I even managed to clock a 10k pb! Looked at the time and distance at just past 6.1m and had knocked roughly 2 mins off my time so far. So all is looking good for a sub 60 in 7 weeks time. Just need to knock another 3 mins off :).

Shame the heating doesn't last too long once you stop running though. Have now eaten dinner too,a nd the hands are rapidly turning to ice, so it will be a hot coffee followed by hot shower and pj's I think :).