Today marks the end of my first week of the Strategic Running Foundation program's phase 1.
My initial test results (last week) were:
One-Mile Run
Average HR = 171 bpm
Max HR = 180 bpm
Total Time = 8:42
20-Minute Run
Average HR = 163 bpm
Max HR = 173 bpm
Average Min / Mile = 10:10 min / mi
Total Distance = 1.97 miles
As you can see, I have plenty of room for improvement. Thus far I'm pleased with the steady improvement in my HRZ 2 run pace from this week.
My HRZ 2 paces for the week:
Day 1 = 16:00
Day 2 = 16:03
Day 5 = 14:34
Day 6 = 13:18
Wouldn't it be nice if that 17% improvement were to continue every week? I'm not sure if it's due to more mitochondria helping me out along the way, or if I'm just getting more comfortable running slowly. Either way,I'm looking forward to to continuing to prepare for my 2nd ever half-marathon at the end of January.
Comments
HRZ 2 pace was 12:38 tonight :-)