Got out slightly ahead of the rain/snow mix that is coming today and tonight. It was scattered flurries when I hit the road shortly after 6 am. My light jacket was still a little damp from yesterday's morning run (due to structural failure of my clothes hooks in the laundry room - no air dry capability) so I went out this AM with a vest and two long sleeve shirts. It was a bit nippy to begin with, but once underway I felt good. I guess the moderate temperature (-5C) and lack of wind had something to do with that.
For the second Wednesday in a row, I forgot to bring my Camelback out with me. You have to understand. Wednesday morning is garbage/recycling morning. With so many extra things to fill my pea-brain with, there is no space to remember to grab the water belt. It's a wonder that I don't forget my shoes sometimes. By the time I remember, I'm already almost to my starting point, and as we tell the girls . . . "We don't go backwards in this family." That's to stop them from demanding to return home for a stuffed animal, or show-and-tell piece or some other thing we forget on the way to daycare.
Why do I bring all of this up? Because without the water belt, my long pants slide down-down-down all through the run! I feel like a hip-hop guy with droopy pants. I'm constantly pulling them up, but to no avail. One of the byproducts of moving from XXL to L over the past 18 months. I'll look at replacing my wind pants sometime. Until then, I have to remember The Belt. hehehehe
Time 1:08:15
Distance 10k (6.25 mi)
Pace 6:49/k (10:55/mi)
HR Target Zone 126 - 146 bpm
HR Max 164, Avg 142
In Zone 68.4% of run | 