7.5 miles Easy in 58:27 (7:47/mi, avg HR 156). Warmed up quite a bit faster today. After reading some more of "Brain Training For Runners", decided to focus on activation of core muscles by pulling belly button towards spine while running. Tough to do, but seemed to cause a pace and a tad bit of effort increase (mostly to do with keeping those muscles "activated") which resulted in a pretty fast easy run, despite the fresh snow conditions which made things very slick. Running in the snow may actually be helping me, since it certainly helps prevent overstride...the only way I've managed to stay upright so far is to keep my CG under me and to pay close attention to balance. Also curious that my easy run pace has increased without a large effort increase over the past couple of weeks, coinciding with all this snow and ice. Followed up with core exercises and stretching.
Brooks Adrenaline (Yellow) - 210 miles.
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