Fitness Run

Distance: 4.03 miles
Time: 42:31
Pace: 10:34 min/mi

Comments: The cool mornings continue so the temptation to skip the run has to be dealt with. This is about as nice as one could ask for a run and I'll be desperate for these temperatures to return come August.

Kept finding myself pushing the pace a bit more than necessary. About 10% of this run ended up in the Zone 5 heart rate range. Probably no big deal but I need to get more comfortable with these pacings for whenever race training can get restarted.

In any case, it was a nice start to  the month.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4.02 miles
Time: 42:09
Pace: 10:29 min/mi

Comments: The temperature got downright chilly with the latest cold front. The low 50s is about ideal for running and the lack of precipitation was a nice change as well.

Targeted the easy run pace but hit it closer to the long run pace. My heart rate never got out of Zone 4, so the effort was correct if not the pace. This one felt OK. Nothing specifically bad, I just didn't feel totally in control of it and found my mind wandering more than necessary.

Long Run

Distance: 6.22 miles
Time: 1:06:34
Pace: 10:42 min/mi

Comments: With traffic at the key roads markedly less, I decided to go a bit off the usual route today. The plan today was a six-miler but I chose to toss in the extra .2 in order to go a 10K distance. The variety was a welcome change and the little goal was nice as well.

The downside of this plan was the introduction of a lot of extra hills and a new annoyance; jackasses who let their dogs run loose in the front yard. Needless to say, these animals don't really respect the property line when you run by.

I finished this one a bit under the target long run pace of 10:29 but that is probably due to the extra hills messing up my rhythm. Overall I kept it in the range I wanted and felt pretty comfortable doing so.