Well, at least during the run. After the run I sat on the deck and meditated, listening to both the music through my ear buds and to the sounds of traffic and the birds. It mostly drizzled, but towards the end it was a very light shower. It was quiet refreshing and relaxing.
Now it’s off to the rest of my day. You all have a good day yourselves.
Yet I’m still going for a run. I’ve got the gear. Plus, it doesn’t seem to be raining all that hard. Instead of my poncho I will probably wear my North Face rain jacket. It’s lighter. And with the temperature at 53 degrees I won’t have to worry all that much about getting soaked from sweating.
Tina started frying up some sausages that we took out a few days ago but never got around to using. She then promptly left for work, leaving me to finish the job. So, I had myself scrambled eggs, cheese, and 4 sausage links in a brat bun. Excellent breakfast. Now I am in need of a shower.
Oh, there are still 3 links left, which Tina gets. I’m not a total pig.
It’s always coffee first thing in the morning. After finishing the coffee it’s off for a run. I’m trying to stay ahead of the rain. Not that I am afraid of the rain, but I’m wanting to run without a lot of gear on.
Yesterday I did 6 miles, and then walked the last mile. I gauge my max distance on a combination of heart rate and pace. Once I hit a pace of 13 minutes per mile with a heart rate still around 145 – 150 it’s time to stop. Thankfully my recovery was quick. By the time supper rolled around I was back to an 80 heart rate.
On Saturday Tina and I walked just shy of 8 miles. Actually, that’s per Runtastic. I accidentally left the app on pause for 33 minutes, so I know I walked more than 8 miles. But the more important aspect of the walk on Saturday was my heart rate stayed below 100. There are some hills on the Lake Walk that are steep enough I ought to have gone over 100. So, I’m considering this a sign my heart and body are getting healthy.
Scared a bird that looked just like this during my run. It simply flew across the trail in front of me and landed on a branch. It kept an eye on me but didn’t fly off.
Running, running, running! I am going running. I am going running outside. It’s so fusk’n beautiful, that I am going running. I am going running outside.*
*Rawhide
Would you believe I set a new personal record for the mile? I know! I’m surprised myself. 9.19! And that was the third and final mile of the run this morning.
Just dropping a quick post shouting out to the few readers of this humble blog before I go for a run. Hope you all have a beautiful day.
With the world being round, what appears to be a flat surface when I am running really means I am running downhill. Right?
Since my Apple Watch decided to act up today, I ended up with two separate posts. Combined I ran 3.57 miles in 39.58 minutes. Not bad.
Hopefully the only reason my watch acted up was because of the new update. Or it could have been my jacket brushing against the watch as I ran.