26-03-2026, 07:48 AM
Ran this mornings hill repeats session:
1. 177M @ 50.8 103 BPM, Felt very easy going into the 1st run straight from my warmup jog.
2. 180M @ 53.1 124 BPM, Worked on using my arms without over exerting myself to keep the pace steady.
3. 179M @ 53.9 129 BPM, Had to focus on knee lift and keeping my head up to maintain posture.
4. 172M @ 52.1 129 BPM, Felt remarkably good at end of segment and contemplated throwing in an extra one.
5. 179M @ 53.7 130 BPM, The 5th run would normally be the final so just focused on maintaining consistency & not speeding up.
6. 180M @ 53.0 130 BPM, Ran the 6th segment at exactly the same pace as the rest of them, was very chuffed with the session.
This morning was all about slowing the hill segments down, I did run slightly longer than the previous sessions by about 30M per hill which were originally around the 150M mark, this just coincided with a good visual start and end point on the road. The fact that I could throw in a 6th hill run without too much stress or over exertion was brilliant.
I think coach, that slowing these repeats down and maintaining the consistency rather than running them too hard, will definately be more beneficial as you have advised.
1. 177M @ 50.8 103 BPM, Felt very easy going into the 1st run straight from my warmup jog.
2. 180M @ 53.1 124 BPM, Worked on using my arms without over exerting myself to keep the pace steady.
3. 179M @ 53.9 129 BPM, Had to focus on knee lift and keeping my head up to maintain posture.
4. 172M @ 52.1 129 BPM, Felt remarkably good at end of segment and contemplated throwing in an extra one.
5. 179M @ 53.7 130 BPM, The 5th run would normally be the final so just focused on maintaining consistency & not speeding up.
6. 180M @ 53.0 130 BPM, Ran the 6th segment at exactly the same pace as the rest of them, was very chuffed with the session.
This morning was all about slowing the hill segments down, I did run slightly longer than the previous sessions by about 30M per hill which were originally around the 150M mark, this just coincided with a good visual start and end point on the road. The fact that I could throw in a 6th hill run without too much stress or over exertion was brilliant.
I think coach, that slowing these repeats down and maintaining the consistency rather than running them too hard, will definately be more beneficial as you have advised.