June 2014

So June, then. Four activities, a shade over five hours of moving, and what I'd generously describe as a mixed bag of effort. The headline act was a single Morning Ride — 49.4 kilometres with 148 metres of climbing and my heart rate sitting at a fairly honest 160 bpm for the duration, which suggests I was actually working rather than just rolling around admiring the scenery. The three runs filled out the rest of the month, covering 20 kilometres across a couple of Morning Runs and a Lunch Run, at an average pace of 7:28 per kilometre (which is, let's say, comfortable rather than competitive). Two achievements and a PR in there somewhere, so not entirely without merit.

Comparing June to May is a slightly uncomfortable exercise, if I'm honest. May managed 25 kilometres of running across four sessions at a marginally brisker 7:24 per kilometre, and with no cycling at all — so June's total volume looks healthier on paper, but only because I bolted a bike ride on. The running itself actually dropped back, both in distance and, whisper it, pace. You'd think longer evenings and warmer weather would have me bounding out the door with enthusiasm, and yet here we are. The PR is a small crumb of comfort, and the fact that I'm mixing disciplines at least keeps things vaguely interesting. So, something to build on — probably.

Summary generated by Claude