Week 2 Long Run

 Today was the long run.  I wasn't sure what to expect on this but I was going to concentrate on keeping my heart rate low. And overall I think I did a pretty good job.  My intention was to run for 65 minutes but as I hit 65 minutes I was still feeling good and was still a bit away from home. So I ran for a few more minutes and went slightly over 70 minutes.  Which I'm really happy with. 

At 55 minutes I picked it up a bit.  While I'm trying this slow running I think having some speed in there is important.  Lets call it a fast finish.  So I ran 10 minutes at a faster pace and then had 5 minutes cool down. Overall a great feeling and I'm excited to run again.  I'm not sure what I'm going to do this next week. Maybe some strides on Wednesday but we will see.  I have some vacation time so I might be able to do a bit more!

Here's a screenshot of my long run. As you can see not super long and not a lot of power but I'm not worrying about that.  But the heart rate is probably the lowest I've had for that distance and honestly for that speed.  I know I'm not fast but I'm hoping that a good amount of mostly slow running will help increase the speed and help us with our half marathon! 




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