Single: Easy run, sleep was interrupted but I felt rested. Met up with Chad and the Black Sheep for a trail run. I always forget how hard it is to get off of the pavement and do some climbing (I saw this every time...). This was the largest group I've run with since 2000. There were 16 people at the start and we stayed together more or less through the first leg of the run. It is a mixed group in age, ability, sex, career, etc. and always leads to some good conversations. During the run we had people branch off at different distances for shorter runs or more climbing. To give you an idea of the climbing for the loop we ran we covered 2115ft of ascent in the first 7 mi, with 5 of those miles over 300ft and one of those over 400ft. However, after the first pause I messed up with my Garmin as I had the auto pause turned off and didn't get the rest of the run. By Chad's Garmin we hit 13 miles total. My HR was being funny today. I don't know if it is the new monitor or what. I'm wearing it right now to test it and it seems to be fine, compared to a manual pulse. However, during the run it was consistently over 180 and hit the mid-200s three times. I was not pushing that hard and it did not feel like that level of exertion... Mi 13-T1 Asics
DS-Trainer #1: 238 / / Asics DS-Trainer #2: 227 / / Saucony Rides #1:
225 / / Saucony Rides #2: 230 // Adidas Adistar (flats): 157
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