Itâs absolutely brilliant stuff. Great for cycling also.
Well done to @Bandage for this morningâs run. I wonât steal his thunder but safe to say I had to update the chart.
Thank you @Locke. Make sure you award me 55:07 now (see personal records below).
I set out with a 55 minute target after last weekâs 56:31 so I have a tinge of regret. My course was the same as last week too, bar a slight detour into Killester village in the last 500m.
My splits going into the wind and the undulating terrain between the 4th & 6th kilometres cost me. Although I should have put more into the last 1.5kms to make the target.
But sure Iâll have another couple of cracks at it before the end of March.
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The heart rate for the last km is the marker of a true warrior.
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Great running. How do you find the watch?
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He just looks to his wrist I assume.
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Thatâs some heart rate youâve put out there chief, fair play.
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I think he deserves a box full of pastries after that.
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Watches slightly exaggerate the HR. But he must have been really expressing himself nonetheless.
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The Archbishop of Banterbury.
HR on a watch is only a cod.
Any lad not wearing a chest strap may as well forget about it.
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Would the flip belt not be detecting a pulse for you?
Brilliant stuff pal. Improving every run.
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The watch has changed my life in ways I never thought possible.
It tells me when Iâm stressed and need to breathe. It tells me when my body battery is drained and I need to nap. It tells me about the quality of my sleep. I got an unprecedented 7hr 30min sleep last night and felt in the mood to try the 10km after that. Itâs probably more mental than anything.
I havenât even mentioned the other useful run specific stuff on the clock face like distance, pace, time, heart rate, calories etc.
The Flipbelt is just the icing on the cake.
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I found my chest strap clip at the weekend. Lashed out an average of 134bpm on my 9min+/km hill jog 
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Every second counts in a time trial and putting everything into those last few hundred metres could be the difference between being 4th or 5th in Intermediate B at the end of the month.
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Speaking of which, you deserve a treat after that effort.
Iâm guessing the natural progression of this series is a 10 miler (April?) and then a half marathon (May?).
@Bandage: the gains youâve made the last month, youâve a solid half in you this year.
As always, I finished my run either in or close to the village to allow for cafe visit. âOne Americano pleaseâ, I said to the lady.
I havenât had a pastry in around 6/7 weeks.
âYou canât outrun a bad diet.â - @TreatyStones, 3 February, 2021.
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Thereâs a real feel good vibe to this thread this morning. Itâs making me feel all warm and fuzzy inside
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