We have a long weekend for the Queen's jubilee, so I could have a lie-in today. I still wanted to run though. The weather has been mixed with some rain and hail this week, but it was okay out there this morning. I put on my trail shoes and headed for the fields to do some intervals.
This is an interval my friend Jon got me into where you do 800m fast and then recover over 200m. I did these around a loop of farm tracks. There were just a few dog walkers around to wonder what I was doing.
I am happy enough to have managed around 5min/km on the sprints, but I did get slower as it went on and I needed to walk on the recovery sections. This is the sort of pace I would like to be able to sustain, but I have to train my body to do it and that is what this workout is intended for.
I have the workout programmed into my Garmin watch, so it just buzzes each time I need to change pace. I was not sure if it was five or six sprints, so it was a surprise to have to do one more. I took it easy on the way home. There was nobody swimming in the river today, but they may have been there earlier.
This was after coming back over the railway bridge. People need to watch out for that missing slab. It does get a bit overgrown around there.
I had some breakfast when I got back. I was really warm by then, but I tend to splash my face with cold water to cool down a bit. As I finished eating I heard a lot of noise and was in time to see four military helicopters flying over. They may be going somewhere for the jubilee. I am no royalist, but I am not against people having a party. My band are playing at two events over the weekend. I hope the weather is good for those who will be outside.
Run free and stay well.