Hello runners of Steemit! This morning I went for a run and I am pretty happy with my results. I make it a point not to run with my phone - I got it from work and it is annoyingly heavy. Also, I don't wear a runners watch as I have believed it will stress me more than benefit me, although I think I have to reconsider this notion. So on the days I want to measure my performance, I simply register the time I leave the car, and when I return. Then, upon returning home I look up in a map in my computer the distance I've run. I know it's backward and a little old school, but up until now I have decided this is better for me. I have this idea that my running is just for health reasons and enjoyment, and that I don't care about times and speed. But it's proving not to be true. I've realized I'm pretty competitive with myself, and finding myself checking my times more and more frequently - well, to be honest, on most runs recently. So I might have to start looking at watches. If anyone have any suggestions to make I'd be more than happy to hear your experiences and recommendations.
But what I really want your advice on today is in terms of my running. Today I ran 6.5 km in exactly 40 minutes. This I am quite happy about, and I think I've come a long way on my running. But I still feel there is room for improvement. I'd like to run a longer distance, and the 10 km seems within reach. I felt quite tired at the end of my run today, and although I probably would have survived another 3.5 km, it would have been at a much lower pace.
So where do I proceed from here? How do I manage to maintain this speed for another 3.5 km? Is it simply running the distance repeatedly and slowly increasing my speed as I get used to it? Or would you recommend interval training to increase speed? Those of you who frequently run 10 km plus, how did you work your way up there? Any advice is highly appreciated. :)
A happy runner
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