Thursday - 16 km with middle 20’ at threshold

A stunning morning after a few days of rain. Up to North Head for my weekly threshold run, the city looking stunning in the background covered in fog. Got the the 20 minute effort done in a very comfortably hard pace, actually having to hold back over the final few minutes as the heart rate crept into the 170’s (despite feeling good and strong). Managed to get out 5.85 km in 3:25’s averaging 162 bpm (it was probably higher than this, as the heart rate dropped to below 100 for the first minute or two). A big improvement from last week, and it felt easier if anything. Finished the remaining distance nice and cruisy for 16 km all up. My favourite session of the week ticked off for another 7 days.