Another 5am day. High fives! In attendance: Heather (our injured and therefore sidelined coach), Rizzi, John, Patrice, Nicolette, Brian and me.
Cross-training. Met at the Niskayuna High School track. Did a warm-up lap or two, some stairs repeats (x3), jumping jacks, etc. At one point Heather had the grand idea of pairing us up and having [...]
Miles run: 5.01
Time: 46:52
Pace: 9:19
HR: 170/196
Perceived effort: 8
Temp: 50 degrees
Had to stop twice to let the heart rate subside. Damn. 170 average! 196 max? What the hell is wrong? For a lousy 5 mile run around the comfort loop?
Yet, in spite of it, it felt great when I was done. I remember my Dad joking [...]
Miles run: 5k (3.12 miiles)
Time: 38:28
Pace: 12:19 (This definitely isn’t right. I noticed the Nike+ case had slipped and come undone, so I lost a big chunk of data mid-run.)
Temp: 10°, feels like 0°
HR: 162/179
Perceived effort: 6
On the iPod: Never Let Me Down Again by Depeche Mode
Bitterly cold this evening. A light wind from the [...]