Today was a wonky satellite day, apparently. My devices couldn't decide where I was or how fast I was going, which was a little frustrating considering that I was supposed to be attempting a tempo increase while maintaining heart rate... Oh well. At least I ran. The heat was getting me down and my mood has been less than satisfactory lately.
Speaking of mood, I was about 1/3 into my run when I remembered the advice, "Smile." Unfortunately, the last thing I felt like doing was smiling, but I tried to do it anyway. It was not an organic smile, but it seemed to produce results nonetheless. I had just finished running strides and my heart rate was still around 160, I had been floating around 158 during the first part of the run. Within a couple of seconds, my heart rate fell to 155 and then 153. Interesting.
I had set out with the intention of only running home (I helped a friend move an AC unit late last night, he lives just about 2 miles from me.) Once I got into the run, I felt compelled to finish the full 42 minutes required. It felt good to be running.
One last interesting point - I was maintaining my Z2 heart rate and was not really feeling the (intense!) heat of the night during the run... but as soon as I consciously started to cool down, my pacing became erratic and my heart rate stayed solidly above 160. I started to feel incredibly hot and uncomfortable and my muscles began to ache. It was not a pleasant experience.
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