I just finished a 6.44km run that lasted about 43mm:19ss !
For the past few weeks I've been using a running app called runzi that measures all the things Strava does, but also has a metronome and calculates cadence (how frequently my feet hit the floor). I've been trying to up the cadence and setting the metronome at 170 bpm. When I manage to keep up with it (usually just the first kilometer) I feel like I'm really running! I think it's helped me to up my pace a bit and it is also more comfortable running this way (I don't land quite as heavily) so I'm not getting nearly as much pain in my ankles and tendons.
Today I thought I'd let go of the regime and see what differences have stuck through this kind of training. I did manage a faster first km than I used to before I started using runzi. Without the metronome constantly reminding me though, my pace fell off steadily through the rest of the run. I'm pleased though that even though I'm not breaking any records, I'm able to run faster for longer than before without as much pain.
Long term Lloyd-watchers might notice that I'm running along the roads more at the moment, that's because when the riverbank isn't completely flooded, it's still really squishy. I'm looking forward to it drying out a little as we move into spring.
I'll turn the metronome back on next time and see if I can continue to improve. The other thing I missed is that you can set it to call out stats at distance or time intervals. I think it also keeps me going to have a voice telling me what my pace was for the last km.
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