OBJECTIVE
8 mi.
ACHIEVED
8.41 mi.@ 7:41
6:28 AM 56° 77% 2 mph
A beautiful morning. It rained overnight leaving everything damp and the air cool. I set out from the Cypress Creek YMCA a little later than planned but this was perfectly okay. Easing into the run, I was just enjoying the "freshness" of the morning.
On the way out I considered my return trip would take a newly finished path that I haven't explored yet. I don't know exactly where it goes - just the start and end points - nor do I know the exact distance. I suspect it is shorter than the usual route through the neighborhoods. Since today was just an easy 8-miler without a prescribed pace, I figured it would be a good opportunity to introduce myself to the new path. However, that plan changed.
At the turnaround, I was averaging 8:15 per mile and felt pretty good. I decided I would try getting the overall average pace for the entire run down to 7:56 per mile. So I improvised mile cutdowns where my plan was to log 7:50, 7:40, 7:30 and 7:20 miles over the return trip. 7:20 was sounding like an aggressive finishing pace and I wasn't sure I could get there. However I started knocking it down and the pace came easily. I felt good!
7:33 / 7:23 / 6:56 / 6:49 / 5:55 (0.20 mi. - 1:12)
PRE RUN
weight=162
diet V8 splash, glutamine, & oatmeal w/brown sugar & skim milk
POST RUN
SlimFast
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
OBJECTIVE
6 mi.
ACHIEVED
6.02 mi.@ 7:51
8:27 AM 73° 87% 3 mph
Felt good today. A phenomenon I have previously observed was reinforced today. My typical run occurs in the early morning right after falling out of bed. On rare occasion (like today), I'll start my run later in the morning - after getting up, eating a light breakfast, reading newspaper, etc. When my runs follow this pattern, I almost-always feel better while running and run significantly faster. So what's going on?
I know it makes sense on a rational level. I give myself a chance to wake up, I've eaten something thereby providing a fresh glycogen source to draw upon, etc. I'm sure that there's something going on physiologically because I've observed it too many times and it's too obvious to deny.
I just wonder what the science behind what I'm experiencing is? I haven't yet had time to research and I don't recall ever reading anything about this.
PRE RUN
water, glutamine & GrapeNuts w/skim milk
POST RUN
diet V8 splash, multivitamin, & low-fat cinnamon almond granola w/skim milk
6 mi.
ACHIEVED
6.02 mi.@ 7:51
8:27 AM 73° 87% 3 mph
Felt good today. A phenomenon I have previously observed was reinforced today. My typical run occurs in the early morning right after falling out of bed. On rare occasion (like today), I'll start my run later in the morning - after getting up, eating a light breakfast, reading newspaper, etc. When my runs follow this pattern, I almost-always feel better while running and run significantly faster. So what's going on?
I know it makes sense on a rational level. I give myself a chance to wake up, I've eaten something thereby providing a fresh glycogen source to draw upon, etc. I'm sure that there's something going on physiologically because I've observed it too many times and it's too obvious to deny.
I just wonder what the science behind what I'm experiencing is? I haven't yet had time to research and I don't recall ever reading anything about this.
PRE RUN
water, glutamine & GrapeNuts w/skim milk
POST RUN
diet V8 splash, multivitamin, & low-fat cinnamon almond granola w/skim milk
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
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