Notes
Long run with Oscar in Phoenix Park. Felt great right from the start - first long run that I remember feeling strong the whole way through. We were against the wind on the way to the park and we had to work quite hard when we reached the park as the uphills were against the wind as well. Still felt very strong and got through the hills without any problems. I probably upped the pace a little earlier than I meant to but I was running well. When we passed halfway and started to come down the middle of the park I upped the pace even more - it was almost like a tempo run. The pace kept increasing and our average pace was dropping very fast. We dipped upder 8 min miles even before we left the park which was way faster than normal. Just before we left the park the heavens opened up and we got soaked for a while. Stopped soon enough but made the roads a bit slippy. On the way home on the roads I was a little stronger than normal - went up the hill at Christchirch on my toes and was running well. Really happy with this run - fast and strong the whole way. I'm amazed at the average HR of 155 - I thought that at that pace it would be much higher - if it's accurate then I'd delighted...