Bret

AM - 4.5 miles with Dan and Finn from Milton HS and through Crabapple - although slightly warmer and a little more humid with expected highs in the 90's the next two days, it is really fairly comfortable out.   I think officially my hip flexor injury is 99.9% recovered.   My effort this morning was at an avg pace of 9:17, but my HR was only 118 for the entire effort which is quite good for me of late.  In Feb / Mar with the hip injury and post-viral HR issues I could not even run a mile at 10:30 pace under 150 bpm on some mornings.  

I attribute this improved fitness to 1. taking some time-off / ending my running streak on May 28; and 2. probably, more importantly, changing my diet to an anti-lectin - gut friendly nutitional program.  My weight is down by at least 15 lbs and my labs are all within normal ranges total Cholesterol under 185, Ferritin 105; I have an avg blood pressure every morning at well below 120 /73 - (this morning was 115/65), I am now 138 lbs, my sleep data shows an average of 7 hours per night with at least 2 hours of deep sleep (up from 45 mins per night).   I have averaged over 40 mins per week since July and the last two weeks are over 50 miles.  I cannot say enough about gut health.  
 

PM - 3.5 miles in the heat of the late afternoon on the trail.