Yes, today I got on the treadmill (as it continues snowing outside) and actually did a full 5K run for the first time in about a hundred years. I think the calibration on the watch vs. the treadmill may be off because the laps were going faster on the watch, but I still ran for about 28 minutes, which is about right for a 5K. I may do a short (1-2 km) run later on to recalibrate things.
My shins always seem to get worked over more on a treadmill. I’m not sure if it’s the greater resistance or what, but they did eventually settle down. Since I’m not used to actually running on the treadmill, I contemplated stopping at the 3K mark, but pressed on. Then I thought about stopping at the 4K mark…and pressed on. At that point, only falling off the treadmill would have kept me from doing the full 5K, but when I hit 5K I was delighted and immediately stopped1See below for why this was not a great idea.
Notes:
- I burned more calories last time when I mostly walked. Sad trombone.
- BPM was only a little higher–this is good!
- Pace was fast at 5:35/km, which does suggest calibration between watch and treadmill is off.
- I got an abnormally high heart rate warning while writing this, probably because I didn’t cool off properly post-run. My bad and I will properly recover next time.
My overall training status is still listed as Strained, because I’ve been a fat lazy bum, I guess (which has been true-ish this month). But things will improve for the rest of the month.
Speed: 8.7 (6.7-8.7) Incline: 1 (1) Pace: 5:35/km (8:14/km) Time: 28:07 (33.09) Distance: 5.03 km (4.03 km) Calories burned: 348 (387) BPM: 150 (142)
