Saturday 24 March 2012

Time trial

To measure progress I complete time trials in all disciplines. Today it was 2 x 10 miles on a monotonous road - out and back. So much is dependent on the conditions and today it was foggy with a light wind. In time trials you want to leave nothing "in the tank" at the end so I went for it. 34 min 24 secs on the way out which is an average of 17.5mph. 28 min 26 sec on the return, an average of 21.1 mph. This is my best time trial ever.
When I got home I ran 3.25 miles averaging 7 min 19 per mile. All this data tells me I'm getting fitter and faster but without these measurements I wouldn't know. What measurements / benchmarks do you have in place to measure your progress?