Good Run

I got out in the hot midday of a July Saturday and, well fed and hydrated, began my run.

Today I ran with my headphones in. I haven't run with music in ages. It has possibly been 6 months. I must say, I enjoyed the experience. I kept my pace down fairly effectively for the first five minutes, and then maintained a steady 8:30-9:00 pace for the next 30 minutes. I ran around the loop, so hills are a definite consideration, but I felt pretty strong running up most of them. By the end of my 30 minute Z3 section I will admit that I was tired, but I also feel that, in a race situation, if I had shot a GU at the beginning of the run, I would have had enough "go" for a while longer, even with the heat.

I kept having to remind myself to cool down for the last five minutes. I would lower my heart rate, but then start going too fast again.

Good run.