Took yesterday off for moving and date. I'd planned to meet Rose and Martha for a run at Ben Geren this morning. Well, we all showed up -- but they took off without me :( Since I was out there anyway, decided to do the run I'd planned. Except that I changed those plans quickly. Instead of three loops around Ben Geren, I veered off on a bike trail I'd never used, which turned into directing me over to Chaffee. So in essence, my run was Ben Geren to the WAR Room and back, with a few twists and turns. Did a good job of keeping my heart rate down, even with late-run cardiac creep due to a bit of dehydration (didn't take water or gels, intentionally). Take out the first mile, when the HRM doesn't read right anyway, and my AHR was 127 -- right where I wanted it, even with the creep.
Also weighed before and after the run. Before, 162. After, 156 (remember, no water or food). So I lost (or wizzed) nearly three liters of fluid.
All in all, a good run for 14 days out from a marathon. Actually, it felt quite similar to those late miles when I was struggling, difference being that I was OK with 10 minute miles today, while two weeks ago I wasn't.
Very pleased with last night's date. Carol is very nice and definitely prettier in person than her Facebook pic suggests. Hoping we will go out again soon, like before NYD. And maybe I can get her back into running. | 