I got up with Eli at 1:00 a.m. and didn't get back to sleep until around 3:30, so my plans to run at 5:00 a.m. went out the window. I took an early lunch and ran from the office down to Murray Park and back. The plan was to do 5 miles at a harder effort, with AHR not to exceed 176. I started the effort at the 3-mile mark. First 2 miles were downhill and were right on in terms of AHR and pace, but the next 3 were slow and AHR jumped a little high. They were on a gradual incline into a headwind. Also, I forgot to take my inhaler, which may have contributed to a higher than usual AHR. Cooled down for the final 2 miles, which were also uphill. It was warmer than I expected, but the effort felt pretty good, even when HR jumped too high. |