My SmartCoach app told me that today I was to do a 3 km easy run at a pace of 7 minutes and 35 seconds per kilometer. That’s pretty slow. My SmartCoach told me though that it is a mistake to run faster during this run just because I can. I decided to believe my SmartCoach!
Next I needed an app to tell me how fast and how far I had run in order to
- know when to stop and
- know if I needed to speed up or slow down.
I found RunKeeper! It is very cool. I could set it to tell me through my earphones every couple of minutes how far I had run, for how long and at what pace. Easy!
I met one of my running partners (Can-do Yandeau) for the run. It has turned to winter here so I showed up in full-length tracky dacks and a hoody. She’s Canadian so she came in a pair of shorts and a t-shirt.
I’ve decided to log all my running with RunKeeper.com which is where you can check out my progress!
The Making of Merilyn 
Long sleeves are best for you when running, stops underarm chaff – not all ambulances are prepared for that!!
True! And even if they are, the paperwork involved in getting a bandaid can really spoil your race time!
Today when I was running I thought I heard someone clapping me with every step. Turns out it was just my thighs slapping together…
I should be ‘tapering’ for the tough mudder on the weekend but I now discover that you can’t taper from nothing. I may well break.
Keep up the good work,
Ed
I don’t know what “tapering” or “tough mudders” are but I certainly know a lot about thigh slapping. I recommend wearing shorts that go down to at least your knees. And I wish you best of luck for your weekend mudder experience – I hope you don’t break!
http://toughmudder.com.au/events/perth-2013/
oohhh, one more tip – nipple bandaids for the long runs!
Anything over about 10kms if it is raining or very hot means sore nips for me!
I wear a bra Ed. I think it might work the same!