Yesterday was probably the hottest of the summer so far, so I settled for a rest day, with some maintenance exercises (heel drops/raises, squats, clams) and stretching.
This morning the settled heat of the last few days was disturbed by strong northerlies (again!) – at least it was cooler. I had to decide between another 10k on the treadmill, or doing my tempo run in the wind… Without speed intervals to break the boredom, I ruled out the treadmill and set off into the northerly. With the first and last kms just warm-up/cool down, I ran the remaining 8km at ‘tempo’ pace (or effort, into the wind) – I was aiming at around 6:20 min/km, but not surprisingly I was a bit slower than that, doing the 8km in 51:44. I put so much effort into the 4k into the wind that I didn’t have much left in the tank for the ‘easier’ return journey! It was a struggle, but I made it! A few niggly bits – left knee and sacroiliac joint – but nothing serious.
Easy run tomorrow!