Monthly Archives: March 2020

Training in Quarantine – Day 7

I’m on call for the first time since quarantine and lockdown started so decided to run just after finishing work.

Got half way around then got beeped by the office, messing up my pace, even though it wasn’t an incident.

Still, in the time I had been running, according to Strava, I had averaged a 5:57 pace.

Training in Quarantine – Day 2

Day 2 of quarantined training. Went the other way around my same route, and got a slightly lower distance count for some reason…..

Oh, well.

Ran at 5:34 min/km pace overall, with PB on this route at 5:26 min/km.

Being quarantined up does have it’s benefits I guess, being forced to do stuff you never got a chance to do.

Training in Quarantine – Day 1

3.18 km in 5:41 min/km, which isn’t too bad considering my best time 5:24 min/km

London is in semi-lockdown right now with only a few valid reasons for someone to leave the house, such as exercise, work (where remote work isn’t possible), providing medical care to a vulnerable person, shopping for essential goods, or for other medical reasons.

 

Training

Ran through my local park today, to the sound of Eurobeat. The pace was fairly comfortable, and fast enough that I got an average pace of 5:40 min/km

Wasn’t breaking any records with this run, but I was reminded with _annoying_ effectiveness, why I dislike running through the park: groups.

Having to slow down, stop, or run onto the waterlogged grass (waterlogged due to Storms Ciara, Dennis, and Jorge) because the groups are hogging the path is _really_ annoying, especially if you’re trying to keep a specific pace.