Week 2; Day 2: Slow and Sweet

Although I am typing this early morning Wednesday (Japan time), this is actually a Tuesday late evening training.

I have heard guys talking about how good they felt doing a slow run, but I have never experienced that until yesterday. Normally I like running near my threshhold level and only do it slow when I am totally spent. That means my slow runs are  when I am hurting, not fun at all.

Yesterday, I tried to hold my horses. It was a bit chilly with a comfortable breeze, so I dorned my long sleeves. When I hit the road it was about midnight. After Monday’s smart Fartlek, I was in no mood of taking any risks, so I started slow hoping to increase at some point as usual. After about 1 km, the breeze and the rhythm felt good like never before. I could intake my sorrounding, think about various stuff here and there, and felt every twitch in my muscle without feeling spent. That’s when I made the call to keep that pace for 15 km.

I did 15 Km in 1 hour 10 minutes, I went through the first 10k in 50 minutes, and the final 5k in 20 minutes. It was Slow and Sweet! I can’t wait for another Slow and Sweet run. I think I should have one of these once a week or even more.