Fitness Run

Distance: 4.05
Time: 37:47
Pace: 9:19 min/mi

Comments: Fifth day in a row. The decent weather had a lot to do with that. And the ability to cut away for mid-day runs. But it was a nice streak after so many erratic efforts.

Really nice day today. Perfect temps. Low humidity. Pollen not unbearably brutal. As a result, I probably did this a bit quicker than necessary but the exertion -- going by heart rate -- was pretty much perfect. An excellent end to the workout week.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4.04 miles
Time: 37:35
Pace: 9:18 min/mi

Comments: Another lunch run. On the plus side, temperatures are significantly cooler today. On the negative side, pollen is brutal. Rain is in the forecast and I rarely have welcomed it so gladly.

This was a little faster than yesterday and felt much more pleasant as well. That could be due to the temperatures and cloud cover. Spent about a fifth of the run in the Zone 5 heart rate. That's about the kind of effort I'm looking for at this point.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4.04 miles
Time: 38:14
Pace: 9:27 min/mi

Comments: With everything going in fits and starts this morning, I decided to cut out early and get the run in. There's a forecast of summer-like temperatures and, even worse, strong winds. So I wanted to take advantage of the spring-like conditions while they lasted.

From my heart rate, you would think this was a super strong effort but that wasn't the case. I kept a good cadence but felt a little sluggish the whole way. It could be just fatigue from multiple days running but it could be I'm coming down with something. The latter not an uncommon issue with me this time of year.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4.05 miles
Time: 38:13
Pace: 9:26 min/mi

Comments: Although the intent was a pre-work run, I made a gametime decision to go with a lunch run. That was despite predictions of pretty warm temperatures. It was warm, but the lower humidity actually made it pretty pleasant.

My pace was pretty good and, looking at heart rate, I wasn't pushing as hard as I had to yesterday. The cadence was really strong throughout as well. It got a little sweaty and unpleasant at the end but not nearly as bad as it's gonna get in a month or so.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4.02 miles
Time: 39:17
Pace: 9:46 min/mi

Comments: Was really unmotivated yesterday and didn't feel too good as well. I decided to forego the planned long run and make it a recovery day. Which is another way of saying I slacked off but anyway.

Woke up stupid early and was pretty determined to get the pre-work run in. The temperature was almost perfect, which was demonstrated by the sheer number of runners I passed in the dark.

Felt pretty good the whole way. Heart rate was higher than I expected with that kind of performance, actually.