2/20 Run

Friday's run was another wonderful solo run around Lake Union. Run ended up being 7.41 miles in 1:10:43 (9:32) 149 bpm avg, which was actually a tough faster than Wednesday's 6 miler.

That being said, I decided to use the stop function at lights, which reduced the total elapsed time a minute or so. Of course I only needed it for one light this run, instead of the 4 I seem to normally catch.

Every split for this run under 10/mile, except last mile at 10:01. Almost made it up the Eastlake hill without a break, until I hit some sidewalk construction and got my heart rate jacked up having to duck into the street to get around it.

After a conversation with Bruce about the low heart rate training, I realized one of the advantages of the current program. So, you shouldn't adjust more then one of the main components of fitness (represented with the acronym FIT (frequency, intensity, time) (Yes, it's supposed to have a second T for Type, be we've already defined that by discussing running )). Ant that's the big advantage, nothing earth shattering, but since EVERY run is done at the same intensity (level of effort), and the frequency of runs is already established (5 a week), I can adjust time and get more mileage in, building a higher milage base, without as much risk of injury.

Made it back in time to destroy some of my calorie burn with some cake at a going away party, snag some company branded freebie swag that they were cleaning out of the customer relations team's closets (hey, they aren't going to need it anymore), and then was able to get together with a former coworker and chat for the first time in a long time (Hey, Jaime!)