Today I ran another 8 miles as the second half of my back to back runs this weekend. The aim today, other than stay upright in the snow, was to keep my heart rate down below the red zone. It turns out that keeping my heart rate low was harder than I thought it would… Continue reading Running to my heart rate in the snow
Tag: easy miles
The runversation that didn’t go to plan
Today's easy 10k was supposed to be made easier by running them whilst on the phone with my friend AJ. Chatting had really helped last week and whilst the Thursday 'easy' runs haven't necessarily been that easy I thought the miles would pass much more quickly than if I was plodding along on my own.… Continue reading The runversation that didn’t go to plan
Popping my runversation cherry
Today I popped my runversation cherry. For those unfamiliar with the phrase it's simply a run whilst having a conversation. As we can't meet to run in person, our running group and lots of others around the UK I'm sure, are finding innovative ways to keep in touch whilst out and about running. Clearly there… Continue reading Popping my runversation cherry
The run with the positive mindset
It's amazing what a difference changing your mindset can do. I went into today's 10k run knowing it wasn't going to be fast and accepting that fact. It made it so much more enjoyable and in turn that change in mindset made me feel more positive. I actually wasn't that much slower than last week… Continue reading The run with the positive mindset
