It started drizzling by the time I reached the tracks. I was very early, thought I could do a proper warm up and also calibrate my footpod. Alas, the rain spoilt all the best-laid plans. I sat in the car for a long time, flipping through Runner's World. Meanwhile, the rain pelted down. Just when I thought it was easing, the droplets turned into splashes again. :(
Decided to make my way down to the tracks anyhow. Most of the other runners were there already. We started on our warmup jog. To calibrate the footpod, my polar watch said to "Click Start and run 1km". So I did, a nice pace for 2.5rounds, and "Click OK when done".
My training plan was 4km x 3 sets at the same pace as last week, with 3min rest in between. I started off, first round 2:10min. Slightly faster than target. Second round, the rain became heavier. 2:18min. I almost wished I had car-wipers to clear my face. It was so distracting, in between trying to wipe my face, and peering at my watch timing. Did not help that the track was quite dark as the basket ball court flood lights were not turned on. I stopped at slightly less than 3 rounds. The footpod was quite accurate - it registered 1.17km. Pretty close.
Could not run in the rain. The rest continued. I would have to re-do my run tomorrow. Hopefully the weather improves. :(
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