Rhett

I started off with a MAF Test for baseline purposes of my new training where all my running for a while will be with my HR at 140 or lower. This consisted of a half mile warm up followed by 3 miles with a HR as close to 140 without going over as possible:  Mile 1- 8:02, Mile 2- 8:30, Mile 3- 8:40.

I then headed to SARA Park and ran the trails for another 6 miles keeping the HR under 140.  It was humid because of the rain storm last night and 93 degrees, so I became a bit dehydrated on the last couple miles and it was really hard to keep my HR under 140. I had to do a lot of walking at the end to keep the HR down.

I woke up at 5 am with the sun and checked the thermastat as I was getting ready for my run. It said 97 degrees.  I didn't believe it, so I checked the weather ap, and sure enough it was already 97.  I packed extra water bottles and electrolyte tablets in my ultra direction hydration vest and headed out to run the trails.

Today's run was more of an adventure than a run. I was running along and saw a trail that I had not yet run and decided today was the day. It quickly turned into a very steep uphill climb and before I new it I was hiking straight up a rocky slope that was even tough to walk up. It was so steep my feet kept slipping out from under me. Eventually I reached the top and then I was going along on the side of a steep rocky peak for a while. After about 20 minutes of that I finally found a trail that looked runnable and off I went down the backside of the small mountain.  About an hour and 25 minutes into the run, I ended up down by the lake, so I stripped down to just my shorts and jumped in for a few mintes to cool down.  Then I got dressed and headed home which was right about an hour more.

11. 5 miles

2:25:58

Avg HR 140

I slept in a bit this morning so didn't have as long to run as usual, but I had fun on the trails again.

5.8 miles

1:06:27

Avg HR: 136

I think I'm getting a little bit faster running at the low HR.

12.3 trail miles

2:23:44

Avg HR 137

Still very slow though.

20 mile bike ride with Blake this morning.  Great way to start off the holiday weekend.

I drove up to the top of Bison Rd. and then ran the dirt road/trail up past Bison Falls until the trail ran out.  Then I turned around and ran back down. It was overcast this morning and even sprinkled on me for a few minutes. I was hoping it would rain but no such luck.  It was 93 degrees when I started my run at 5:30 this morning.

10.8 miles

2:06:21

Avg HR 138