Yesterday I took a really intense spin class. One of those 5:30 a.m. killer sessions where only the true masochists stay for the full hour--about half the class had melted off their bikes and limped out the door by the time we were on our fifth sprint up an imaginary steep mountain.
When we were finally cooling down (because I was one of the masochists), the instructor advised us to do "recovery cardio" the next day. "Walk or go for a fun run," she said.
A fun run? What's that? Like not try to go really fast, or go really far, or both? That sounded pretty difficult to me. But I decided to try it.
So this morning, I found some mellow iTunes (it's hard to go too fast when running to Crosby, Stills & Nash) and decided I would jog. Not run, but jog. Of course the first time I glanced down at my Garmin and saw that my pace was two minutes slower per mile than usual, I got kind of anxious. But anxiety isn't fun, and I'd been told to go on a "fun run."
That was when I did something crazy (for me): I jogged the rest of the loop without looking at my Garmin once. It really felt like running naked--I'm usually so conscious of how far I'm going, and my pace. But this time I just went merrily along.
It was a fun run!
So what was you average pace for the run Jodie?
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Shaun, I actually averaged a 10 minute mile, which I'd say is more of a "run" than a "jog." But when I was glancing down at my Garmin initially, I was seeing numbers like 11:20, 11:40, etc. 10 is slower than I typically run but it's still a running pace, so I must have accidentally picked up the pace without meaning to, or maybe running a lot faster to avoid red lights and to pass walkers really affected my average pace!
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