"Taper"...

i've decided to just have a steady week after my "I still can't quite believe it" 10k on Sunday...ideally i would like to run run around 1:46-1:47 for the Canberra half...

today i opted to only run for 40mins (I do have a little niggle in my right calf), tomorrow i will do only 50mins...

Thursday & Friday will remain unchanged with the usual speedygeese session followed by footy training & Customs respectively...

now to today's run:

the stats:
start temp/humidity: 17.6/39%
start time: 1:22pm
total distance: 7.74
total time: 40:00
avg pace: 5:10
total calories: 608
avg HR*: 162

*Time spent in HR Zones:
00:03 [Z1: 93-111]
00:03 [Z2: 111-130]
05:31 [Z3: 130-148]
29:26 [Z4: 148-167]
00:50 [Z5: 167-185]

1k splits: 5:09, 5:03, 5:08, 5:13, 5:10, 5:16, 5:09

no discomfort from the calf and a surprisingly easy run for me given the pace...i'm not going to wonder why, i'm just going to go with the flow!