Today was a little rough, I had a self-inflicted headache and was fairly woozy all day due to some endurance drinking I did last night. Dumb. Oh well, I learned my lesson.
This evening, after a good meal and a good pep talk with myself, I put on my gear and headed to the water for a run. I ran 5 minutes to warm up, making sure to consciously run slower than I usually do and 4 minutes at about 9:30. Following that, I took one full minute to run very, very slowly and get ready for what was to come...
"Start out feeling like you want to die, finish feeling like you wish you had..."
This is the guidance I received when asking how to run a TT6. I have a tendency to start out running too fast, but when told to "pace myself" I end up running too slow, so this was the mindset I began my run with.
It worked. I definitely started running at a pace that felt like I might die, especially if I kept it up. I looked at my watch to see how much time was left at about 2:30 in. Sometimes I hate knowing how much is left to go. I saw that I was running around 7:10 though, and I just kept my cadence steady and my breathing steady and my form intact. I used my elbows and felt the ground moving under my feet as I launched myself forward. I checked my watch twice more during the run, the next time was at 4:30 and the last time was at 5:30. I gave the last 30" every last helping of my ability and was really proud when I finished. I knew I had stayed in the 7 minute range throughout.
I walked for two minutes and then ran about 10:30 for ten minutes. I hit the lap button at around 4 minutes due to a lapse in brain functionality... Oh well. I got what I went out to get!
TT6 - 7:10
Yes. I am that fast. :)
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