CrossFit Day 81
Today’s workout was the return of the 5 km run. Officially, we had a choice between running 5 km and doing the same distance on a rower. I don’t have access to the rowing machine, so off to my favorite track I went.
Last time, I was able to finish this distance in a drizzle in 28:02, so I decided to set my goal at 28:00 even. I’m getting better and better at running, with more and more endurance, so I was sure that if I kept my focus and tied my shoes right, I could break 28 minutes.
Somehow, every time I come out to run on this track, the man with the snarling mutt is always out here. If I come out to this field to do pullups and kettlebell swings, like the Filthy Fifty yesterday, he’s nowhere to be found. Weird.
I got a good kick going, pushing laps faster than 2 minutes at first, but started to slip off my pace fairly quickly. I was running my 2 mile pace instead of the three. In the middle, I sagged the pace a little bit, but gritted down and pushed harder toward the end. It was a damn good run and on the thirteen lap I realized that I could knock a whole minute off my previous time. Finish strong, Apollo. How’s this? 27:00. Yeah, a minute faster than my goal. That’s how you do that.
Laps – Elapsed
- 01:57.02 – 01.57.02
- 01:58.03 – 03:55.05
- 01:57.80 – 05:52.85
- 02:01.54 – 07:54.39
- 02:04.78 – 09:59.17
- 02:06.99 – 12:06.16
- 02:12.64 – 14:18.80
- 02:11.15 – 16:29.95
- 02:07.47 – 18:37.42
- 02:04.69 – 20:42.11
- 02:09.35 – 22:51.46
- 02:08.60 – 25:00.06
- 02:00.58 – 27:00.64
- Distance: 3.26 mi (5.26 km)
- Fast lap: 01:57.02 (1)
- Slow lap: 02:12.64 (7)
- Average: 02:04.66
My HRM: 27:29, 17:10 zone (hard); HR: 160 avg, 197 max; 355 cal
Mental note: Make damn sure the HR Monitor strap is properly moistened so the reading is accurate. I definitely did not smash a personal best with a heart rate that low.
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