>>76543603
>>76543533
>>76543423

Fine, here you go.
Yes I'm slow.
Yes the HR is high.

I'm still in the process of rehabbing a few injuries, including a major calf tear. So for me the goal was the distance not the pace. I've never run that kind of distance before so it was a bit of a journey into the unknown also and I kept too much energy in reserve expecting I was gonna hit a wall. Also, first 10k was running with a mate whole also had a pretty bad injury but decided to run my own race after.

As for the high HR, I'm a 38 year old boomer who's only casually ran for a couple years. My mac HR is around 200 and resting HR is 50, but for some reason my mean HR on runs is higher than expected, even when I feel like I'm doing low effort. I was curious about it to the point of getting an ECG and other tests done and all came back saying my heart and lungs were very good. Yes I use a chest strap. My doctor reckons its just the natural variance of human physiology.
Sort of makes sense. I can maintain a conversation comfortably while running with a HR of over 180 for quite a long time.

I await the deserved mocking in good faith.