**** HM PB - Estonian Inspired ****

So after last weeks HM PB Rait Merisaar contacted me via Facebook to invite me to their HM competition - http://soudespinning.ee/harku-half-marathon/ - I said I'd see what I could do - but after yesterday's struggles I had put today down as a "rest day" but even so still planned on getting up this morning and having a crack at it (ye I don't get me either) as it turned out my daughter woke early and to be honest I'd rather spend the time with her - so I did - into the city with the baby and the Mrs then back about 6pm - fell asleep in the car (luckily I wasn't driving) home knackered and still the dogs to walk in the rain (this being Ireland - it's more like a waterfall) back in the house again at 8:30 pm - really had decided to just take it easy - then facebook popped up with a HM PB by Raphael Ruban - as the baby was still asleep and a neighbour had popped round for wine with the Mrs I really had no excuse and off I set to the shed.

Target was sub 1:44 - that quickly turned into 1:43.7 (ave pace from last week) - and I just sat on it - every 1k the split marker was coming up and I just sat on 1:43.7 through it - eased off a little and then built for the next one - sweat was a big problem - as was my right knee which still is giving me issues. Now having been out all day I had little to eat - breakfast and a quick lunch - so at about 50min into the row I had a real low spot - dizzy and sick due to lack of food - almost HD'd - but managed to keep it going and got through - phew - still due to the knee I was reticent to put too much pressure on before the end and so just sat on the split - till the last 1k - pretty sure I have still a good 10 or 20 seconds there with a more aggressive finish - that would require eating and a slightly better knee though :o)

Looks like I need to have a crack at my hour PB soon as well

HR data now in Garmin - see here - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/469805739

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Workout Summary - Mar 29, 2014
--|Total|-Total-|--Avg--|Avg-|-Avg-
--|Dist-|-Time--|-Pace--|SPM-|-HR--
--|21097|72:43.8|01:43.4|27.3|160.2
Workout Details
#-|EDist|-Etime-|-SPace-|SPM-|AvgHR
01|01055|03:38.8|01:43.7|26.6|134.8
02|02110|07:17.5|01:43.7|27.2|148.5
03|03165|10:56.1|01:43.6|26.9|151.6
04|04219|14:34.9|01:43.7|27.2|154.3
05|05274|18:13.4|01:43.6|27.2|155.6
06|06329|21:52.1|01:43.7|27.2|156.3
07|07384|25:30.8|01:43.7|27.2|157.5
08|08439|29:09.6|01:43.7|26.9|159.0
09|09494|32:48.3|01:43.7|27.2|160.7
10|10549|36:27.1|01:43.7|27.2|161.5
11|11603|40:05.8|01:43.7|27.2|162.4
12|12658|43:44.5|01:43.7|27.2|163.6
13|13713|47:23.1|01:43.6|27.2|164.5
14|14768|51:02.0|01:43.7|27.1|165.0
15|15823|54:40.7|01:43.7|27.4|165.4
16|16878|58:19.5|01:43.7|27.4|166.7
17|17932|61:58.2|01:43.7|27.4|167.4
18|18987|65:36.7|01:43.6|27.2|167.7
19|20042|69:15.3|01:43.6|27.4|168.7
20|21097|72:43.8|01:38.8|29.4|171.5

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