The Long Run

2.45 mi, 20:58, 8:33 avg, elev gain 109 feet

I had an early morning conference call that lasted a few hours which fortunately counted for work from home hours.  After lunch I ran one loop inside Westlake Village to make sure this was not a goose egg for the day.  But, it was a pretty nice run.

6.33 mi, 56:50, 8:58 avg

I did not need to do the early morning call so I slept in a little bit, drove up to my house and did the Lake Dan trail run, out just past that house sitting by itself before you reach Keystone Road.

I could not find my heart rate monitor strap so no HR data.

This was a pretty good run.

3.33 mi, 28:10, 8:27 avg, HR 149 bpm

Another early morning long conference call where I rolled out of bed and started my work day.  Went into the office for a bit in the afternoon and then did my run once I got home.

I walked a little bit with Jessica, and then ran 3 loops of about 1 mile each.  New loops, partially through the Westlake Park and finishing on Park Ct.  I wanted to stop at the end of each loop because I've started to get into that habit but these were such short loops I resisted the urge.

Another low mileage day but better than nothing as well as variety in time of day and route.

5.41 mi, 46:02, 8:30 avg, HR 153 bpm, elev gain 250 feet

Similar work and run pattern to yesterday.  Went back to doing the longer loops covering most of the neighborhood, so just two loops to get 5ish miles.

6.34 mi, 1:03:04, 9:57 avg, HR 152 bpm

Friday Lake Dan run but it wasn't as relaxing as usual, a bit frustrating with heart rate running like I was doing about an 8:30 pace.  I guess the week caught up to me with the mixed up schedule.  It'll get better.

11.49 mi, 2:09:45, 10:57 avg, HR 143 avg

Wanted to do a longer run, was going to do a longer out and back, mabye about 15-16 miles.  Later start than I wanted and decided to try something new.  Instead of a handheld or camelback, I'd put plastic bags of ice in a Northface fanny pack I had used in Georgia, which also had room for a 10 oz handheld, I could still reach it and the ice would be nice to have.

I exited from Westlake Village from the south entrance, going west on Nebraska, going nice and easy.  I soon realized the ice was not going to last long and it was starting to feel annoying, so I turned right at Omaha and decided to do loops (instead of heading to the Pinellas Trail).  Got back to the house was going to refill the small water bottle and just use that, hit save by accident.

Headed back out for the second loop (these were about 3.7 miles long).

For the third loop, put on a bandana filled with ice around my neck.  That made a huge difference keeping my nice and cool for at least two thirds of the third loop.  Extended out the last loop a little bit past 4 miles.

Heart rate averages for each of the loops: 136, 142, 150

My Vo2 max sank back down again (back down to 46 after holding at 51 for a bit)