So after an overnight stay at the Doubletree by Hilton MKStadium, I set out for my first half marathon and I’m really pleased with the results: personal best for 5k, 10k, half marathon and my longest run ever!
Diary
Hmm. Not sure about having to run some back and forth bits at the end to make up the mileage for some reason, plus it was slower due to numpty pedestrians on the first couple of klicks.
The first run with my new Garmin fenix 3 Sapphire which means new metrics and reports. Plus I need to do a quickie review at some point too.
Leisurely 5km run-commute then a sharp pain in my left knee. 🙁
Well, actually a lot colder than yesterday!
Well I’m back from my blissful two weeks’ holiday in Hong Kong, Vietnam and Ko Samui, so here was my first run-commute since arriving back:
Hellishly hot here at Sala Samui Resort & Spa. So the Garmin was under-reading or the treadmill was over-reading. And then I forgot to turn my Garmin off…
Waaaaay too hot and sweaty for the 10k I’d planned, and too soon after breakfast!
I seem to have sorted the Garmin 🙂
The Garmin Forerunner 410 I use is still hopelessly under-reading from my footpod, so I’ll be recalibrating it back to 1000 and trying again. In the meantime, these readings are from the treadmill itself:
