It was still a little cold this morning. I was in shorts and a short sleeve shirt but wore gloves to keep my hand warm. Warmed up with 3 easy miles then ran a 4 mile tempo run. It felt like it took a little more work than the previous 2 weeks. My heart rate jumped up to the mid to high 160's right from the start. I had a hard time maintaining a decent pace. The splits were: 6:33, 6:30, 6:27, 6:17. Ran the last 1/4 mile in 1:30 just to get used to shifting gears at a faster pace. Heart rate peaked at 179 during the last 1/4 mile. Cooled down with 2 easy miles. A little disappointed but think that a lot of the problem is due to a bad diet the last few days. Total Time: 1:04:10 (7:08/mile) Avg HR: 158 |