Running from Zombies

So I’ve done a few 10ks now and I’m finding them easier than I expected, in fact I’m actually starting to like the distance! Though I know I can go further (10.9k on 24th May being the first example and that 16k hill run back home being the furthest) I need to work on maintaining a steady pace for the British 10k next month. I still tend to walk for around 60 seconds at the 3, 5, 7 and 9k marks (a leftover from the intervals I did when I first started running).

Though I still find long periods of running difficult because of my asthma, I am going to spend the next 30 days trying to decrease the number of walking breaks I have from 4 to 2 with the intention of only have one break on the big day. I’m not sure what the weather is going to be like but unless I’m feeling particularly good I imagine that I’ll need a walk and I’ll use the opportunity to grab some water.

The other thing I’d like to work on this month is my time. When I was asked by Lupus UK what time I expected to finish I said 70 minutes (this was quite a while ago and I wasn’t really sure how long to hope for). I changed my personal goal to 60 minutes a few months ago and will be taking the Garmin out more often so I can accurately time myself. I imagine I’ll also be using the virtual partner feature on the Garmin, but more on that on a later date.

So there we have it – my goal for the 10k is a consistent 6 minute km!