Slight issue with mornings continues

Slight issue with mornings continues by leecolgate at Garmin Connect - Details

So, I have been asked to stick to standard working hours on the days I'm in the office.  Absolutely fair enough, especially given the volume of communication that's going on around the projects I'm currently involved with.  This does mean getting up horribly early, though, and I'm really quite creaky and stiff in the  mornings for at least an hour after dragging myself out of bed.

This showed up quite markedly this morning.  It was another 30 minute session, which I've done a lot recently and done, if I say so myself, rather well.  I set out just before 6:30, without caffeine, still a bit bleary.  And, while I didn't struggle at all - 30 minutes is now an absolute breeze - I could definitely feel that I wasn't as free and flowing as I would have liked.  While I reached half way in exactly the time I would have expected and was on pace for most of the way back too, I did switch off a bit mentally about 5 minutes from the finish and this saw my pace drop off considerably.  Over the whole run, it was only about 5 seconds per mile v recent similar sessions, but significantly it was also a few seconds slower per mile than the 50 minute run I did at the weekend.

I'm not overly concerned, I am definitely continuing to improve and things are still getting easier, if not that much faster.  And on the day I will have a couple of hours after waking to warm up, stretch and generally get my shit together.  Just 4 weeks to go now!!!

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