A brief respite
Saturday
Miles run: 5.01
Time: 47:17
Pace: 9:26
Perceived effort: 7
HR: 153/175 (avg/max) (But that includes many, many minutes where I forgot to stop the HR monitor while I was cooling down.)
Temp: 19°
Sunday
Miles run: 7.02
Time: 1:06:51
Pace: 9:31
Perceived effort: 6
HR: 160/173
Temp: 27°
I haven’t run since Monday. That’s four days off. Lost a lot of momentum there. Saturday’s five miles was exactly what I set out to do, but just finishing that was good enough.
I’m still waiting for the Nike+ sensor clip to arrive, and in the meantime used some good ol’ electrical tape to affix the sensor to my laces. Oh, so white trashy looking. At least it wasn’t duct tape. I had to move it to the tops of my laces, since having it under the laces was creating a sore spot on the tendons on the top of my right foot. It doesn’t hurt nearly as much now.
Today’s run went better than yesterday. So much so that I have TWO bonus miles to give away. They’re not fast-finishing miles–in fact they were run through the labyrinthine roads of a local new development and felt kinda pokey, but still…
It was nice and warm today, the sun was out and brilliant like a really good idea. I had to wear sunglasses. Now one of the pairs of glasses I use for exercise is cycling specific–the pair I used today. I have a tiny mirror affixed to the upper left of the inside of the left lens. It works pretty well. But it’s oriented such that I can only see behind me when I’m down on the handlebars, not standing up straight running.
Maybe I should start stretching. Never been a big fan of it. With cycling, the range of motion is EXACTLY the same for hours on end. No chance of pulling something there. Unless you accidentally un-clip out of the pedals while trying to take a leak on an infrequently traveled road. (Not that I’ve done that mind you.) But my left foot was feeling tight today and never really loosened up during the run.
Had a delicious dinner at the in-laws tonight. Those 800 calories I burned today got packed right back in! More good grub is slated for tomorrow night as well, so I probably won’t be able to build on my momentum from this weekend’s runs.
February 25th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
MINE!! Bonus miles are MINE!! I need it for the dinner we had tonight. Given we’re having another one tomorrow night, do ya think MAYBE you can run a few extra miles on Tuesday? SHOTGUN!! I call shotgun for the next set of bonus miles.
February 26th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Great job on the training! Spring time will definitely make it come easier.
February 26th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
I do believe I got all the “bonus miles” this weekend what with 16 people staying here and trying to keep up, yep I win!!!!