A short report for a short race, this was the second race in the series with a seemingly fast 4 miles around Rushcliffe Country Park in Nottingham. Weather was a lot nice as it was a lot cooler than Tuesday which was good.

I was looking forward to my first race at this distance not quite sure what I would be able to achieve but aiming for under 30 mins. The start was up hill but we had had plenty of room, I wasn’t far behind Pete when the gun went off and stuck pretty close for the first mile, again I was racing to heart rate but this still meant a very nice 6.45 first mile split but I was never going to be able to keep this up however so slowed a little to something slightly more comfortable.

First mile and second mile seemed short with my Garmin going off after the race marker and this was a little disconcerting however it all seemed to even up in the end I only wish the grass has been shorter for the start and finish as my sprint to the end resulted in me concentrating more in keeping myself upright and in the right direction than all out speed.

Still a great race and a new PB by default at 29.25 by official watches.

Garmin details

Some stats after the break –

Split Summary
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1) – 1m – 6:45(6:45/m) – 157bpm avge – 173bpm max – 111cal
2) – 1m – 7:20(7:20/m) – 175bpm avge – 179bpm max – 143cal
3) – 1m – 7:38(7:38/m) – 175bpm avge – 180bpm max – 149cal
4) – 1m – 7:29(7:29/m) – 178bpm avge – 182bpm max – 148cal
5) – 0.03m – 9(4:56/m) – 183bpm avge – 184bpm max – 3cal

Heart Rate Zone Summary
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HR Zone: 41-147bpm (Sub 70%): 4.3%
HR Zone: 147-154bpm (71-75%): 2%
HR Zone: 154-162bpm (76-80%): 4.3%
HR Zone: 162-169bpm (81-85%): 8.9%
HR Zone: 169-177bpm (86-90%): 48%
HR Zone: 177-184bpm (91-95%): 32.6%