This is the kind of run that keeps me coming back for more! After yesterday, I needed a run like this. Decent mileage, low 150s HR, and despite the humidity, it was very enjoyable and comfortable run! I waited until AFTER the thunderstorms had passed (brilliant) before heading out. It was about 9:20pm before I left, but it had cooled off some from the 90F+ weather today. Kids were hot and tired after camp, but they did the creek walk today which kept them a little cool in addition to the daily swim session. I left for my run and my Garmin gave me the low battery warning. Darn, I think I forgot to turn it off yesterday after my short run. Oh well, I'll track it for as long as it lasts. It hung in there for about the first 0.85 miles. By that time, I had gone up the biggest hill and had gotten into a grove with a 150-155 HR which was slow and comfortable (~8:50-9:00 pace). I tried to just keep that effort after the Garmin died. I had only planned on using it for the distance and the HR, so that was fine. I just switched to the iPod stopwatch. I realized the Garmin was dead at the 1.2mi mark where I had to stop for traffic at a light. I started the iPod timer but I'm not exactly sure what my time was to that point because my watch clock and my iPod clock were likely off by minutes. Anyways, here are my times at the odd distance markers for this out & back: 0 - .85 mi - 7:59 (9:19)
.85 - 1.20 mi - ??
1.20 - 3.00 mi - 15:19 (8:30)
3.00 - 4.20 mi - 16:54 (9:23)
4.20 - 5.99 mi - 9:49 (8:11) I felt really strong throughout and just focused on my form and keeping the effort in a reasonable range. My main goal was to go the distance and do it at a speed that was comfortable and that I could sustain the entire run. My confidence has been renewed that I can finish a Half again. I hope to be able to get up early enough tomorrow to do it all over again. :-)
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