6.5M EZ ???

 

Summary

Name	6.5M EZ
Location	Houston, TX
Start Time	6/7/2014 5:20 AM (UTC-05:00)		Category	My Activities:Running
Distance	7.60 mi		Time	01:04:08.0
Time Moving	01:04:08.0		Stopped	00:00:06.0
Average pace	08:26 min/mi		Max. pace	07:32 min/mi
Weather	Sunny; 74.8 °F
Notes	This was supposed to be a 6.5-mile easy run. Turned out it wasn't 6.5 miles nor was it easy! Somehow I miscalculated my route and ended up on a bigger loop than expected. On top of the the parking lot at St. Ignatius Church is now under construction and blocked off. I use their back lot to get back to Cypresswood but with the construction zone in effect had to backtrack around to get back. All of this to say, the run ended up being a mile longer than planned. NOTE TO SELF: DO NOT SHRED THE DAY BEFORE A RACE OR LONGER RUN! I am now operating under theory this was a factor in destroying me a few weeks ago at Pamela's Race and also again today. I think shredding leaves me without the proper fuel and hydration to sustain bigger efforts. I am glad this one is over the last 3 miles were really tough.

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5M LHR

 

Summary

Name	5M LHR
Location	Houston, TX
Start Time	6/6/2014 5:10 AM (UTC-05:00)		Category	My Activities:Running
Distance	5.09 mi		Time	00:55:12.0
Time Moving	00:55:12.0		Stopped	00:00:05.0
Average pace	10:51 min/mi		Max. pace	08:10 min/mi
Average heart rate	127 bpm		Max. heart rate	138 bpm
Weather	Sunny; 76.8 °F
Notes	Slow slog today. It was a challenge to keep my heart rate under 133 bpm on this hot and humid morning. Interestingly when comparing with me low-heart rate run on Wednesday, I was roughly slower today by 1 second per mile for each degree fahrenheit the heat index today exceeded the heat index on Wednesday's run. This is the rough rule-of-thumb for the impact of temperature and humidity on runners.

Heart Rate

Min.	Max.	Avg.
81.3 bpm	137.5 bpm	126.7 bpm

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5M EZ

 

Summary

Name	5M EZ
Location	Houston, TX
Start Time	6/5/2014 5:13 AM (UTC-05:00)		Category	My Activities:Running
Distance	5.07 mi		Time	00:40:53.0
Time Moving	00:40:53.0		Stopped	00:00:02.0
Average pace	08:03 min/mi		Max. pace	06:56 min/mi
Weather	Sunny; 75.1 °F
Notes	Felt pretty good out there today. Wondering if it's placebo effect from the stretching and strengthening I've been doing ...?

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5M LHR

 

Summary

Name	5M LHR
Location	Houston, TX
Start Time	6/4/2014 5:07 AM (UTC-05:00)		Category	My Activities:Running
Distance	5.09 mi		Time	00:52:09.0
Time Moving	00:52:09.0		Stopped	00:00:02.0
Average pace	10:14 min/mi		Max. pace	08:18 min/mi
Average heart rate	126 bpm		Max. heart rate	137 bpm
Weather	Sunny; 73.3 °F
Notes	I suppose I'm using the "Ryan Hall approach" to my training these days. That is, "God tells what workout to do". (No knock on Ryan Hall or Diety intended.) So today was a low heart rate 5-mile run. For me, low heart rate runs force me to go slower and have more effective recovery runs. I tried something new in setting a lower limit on my heart rate (122 bpm) and had my watch alert me when I went below that rate. My upper limit was 133 (classic Maffetone calculation: 180 minus age) Of course I walked several times when my heart got too high. But I was happy with this run because my heart rate didn't fly off the charts like it had been doing a couple months ago. I don't know if that means whatever issues I was dealing with are gone or if it was simply a good day. I choose to believe the problems are gone and discredit the incorrect diagnoses of 3 different doctors .... Enjoy the day. It's National Running Day!

Heart Rate

Min.	Max.	Avg.
79.5 bpm	136.8 bpm	125.9 bpm

Splits

No	Start Time	Start Distance	Duration	Distance	Elevation Change	Average Pace	Average Heart rate	Heart beats per mi	Calories Burnt
1	5:07:13 AM	0.00 mi	00:09:30	1.00 mi	-1 ft	09:30 min/mi	122 bpm (69%)	1159 bpmi	87 kcal
2	5:17:05 AM	1.00 mi	00:09:54	1.00 mi	-15 ft	09:54 min/mi	128 bpm (73%)	1272 bpmi	95 kcal
3	5:27:00 AM	2.00 mi	00:10:36	1.00 mi	-7 ft	10:36 min/mi	127 bpm (72%)	1343 bpmi	88 kcal
4	5:37:37 AM	3.00 mi	00:10:52	1.00 mi	+24 ft	10:52 min/mi	126 bpm (71%)	1376 bpmi	83 kcal
5	5:48:29 AM	4.00 mi	00:10:09	1.00 mi	+/-0 ft	10:09 min/mi	126 bpm (71%)	1281 bpmi	73 kcal
6	5:59:05 AM	5.00 mi	00:01:08	0.10 mi	-1 ft	11:11 min/mi	128 bpm (72%)	1431 bpmi	8 kcal
Totals:			00:52:09.0	5.09 mi	+/-0 ft	10:14 min/mi	126 bpm (71%)	1290 bpmi	434 kcal

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5M EZ

 

Summary

Name	5M EZ
Location	Houston, TX
Start Time	6/3/2014 5:13 AM (UTC-05:00)		Category	My Activities:Running
Distance	5.11 mi		Time	00:42:50.0
Time Moving	00:42:50.0		Stopped	00:00:02.0
Average pace	08:23 min/mi		Max. pace	06:59 min/mi
Weather	Partly cloudy; 75.1 °F
Notes	I felt okay out there this steamy morning. After the run, I went through the full set of IT band physical therapy. Felt really good about that. It's entirely preventative and self-prescribed. I'm not experiencing any ITB issues.

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5M EZ

 

Summary

Name	5M EZ
Location	Houston, TX
Start Time	6/2/2014 5:02 AM (UTC-05:00)		Category	My Activities:Running
Distance	5.12 mi		Time	00:42:46.0
Time Moving	00:42:46.0		Stopped	00:00:03.0
Average pace	08:21 min/mi		Max. pace	07:09 min/mi
Weather	Sunny; 73.7 °F
Notes	Steamy morning. Felt pretty good though.

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5M EZ

 

Summary

Name	5M EZ
Location	Houston, TX
Start Time	6/1/2014 6:15 AM (UTC-05:00)		Category	My Activities:Running
Distance	5.08 mi		Time	00:42:50.0
Time Moving	00:42:50.0		Stopped	00:00:01.0
Average pace	08:26 min/mi		Max. pace	07:23 min/mi
Weather	71.4 °F
Notes	Legs felt tired. Nice weather this morning.

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