5/5 Run

Mondays run looked like it was going to be miserable when I rode the bus in in the morning. Heavy rain, and pretty bleak out. By the time I walked out of the garage just after noon, the rain had stopped and it was a comfortable 50ish. I didn't completely escape the rain as I got drenched from miles 1.5 to 3.5, and then had to fight a headwind on and off last 2 miles. This was certainly a run that makes me live my technical running clothes though. Thanks to the wind, I was essentially dry 10 minutes after the rain stopped.

This ended up being a new pace PR for around the lake for the lower HR (max 143 bpm) training I'm doing. I hoped it would be a really good run given the way I felt an the first split, but the first split doesn't matter, as it is almost always faster than any of my other splits. When the second split came in under 11/mile I knew it was going to be a faster run. :)

6.10 miles in 1:05:42 (10:46/mile) @ 141 bpm
1 - 10:18 @ 138
2 - 10:34 @ 141
3 - 10:27 @ 142
4 - 11:18 @ 142
5 - 11:10 @ 142
6 - 10:52 @ 141
.1 - 10:26 @ 145

The previous pace PR was on 3/31 and was 10:47/mile. But... It ws at 135 bpm vs. 141. When I look at the tracks in Training Center the HR and pace were both more consistent that this run. I'm blaming the headwind and the cold that seems to never leave. :)

Had planned to go workout at the gym and get back into the groove, but I was just wiped. I watched Ironman 2008 an Universal Sports instead. :) I finally got to watch the finishing segment of one of these episodes (Kaitlyn gets bored if I try to watch them with her around. :) ). Very motivating and emotional. For about 10 seconds, I was like; "Before I'm 50, by god".