Tuesday 6 March 2012

What makes a good run?

There are many ingredients to a brilliant run; here are some of mine that occurred to me yesterday while on the treadmill:
  1. 10k (that's 6.2 miles) in 47 minutes or less
  2. Sweat makes my eyes sting
  3. A really high heart rate (180bpm) declining to less than 130bpm under one minute
  4. A good stretch afterwards....
  5. ....followed by a red hot shower
  6. During the run I just refuse to slow down at all
  7. Saving some energy for the last 0.2 mile when I run absolutely as fast as I can without falling over
  8. Believing my running form is reasonably smooth and fluid
  9. Seeing I have burnt off 700 calories and....
  10. A good dose of the Runner's High with all the incredible feelings of confidence; mental balance and inner peace; euphoria
How about you, what makes a great run for you?  Please leave as a comment, below...

Also worth checking out: What is the Runner's high?

2 comments:

  1. 10k in <40mins for me. I know what you mean about sweat stinging your eyes - it's the hallmark of the best runs ever!

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  2. Wow Anon, 10k in under 40 mins is impressive. My personal best is 45 minutes. Yep some runs turn out to be very memorable don't they!

    All the best,
    Doug

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