Fitness Run

Distance: 4.03 miles
Time: 43:18
Pace: 10:44 min/mi

Comments: I actually caught the temperature at the lowest point of the day, for all the good that did me. The degree of difference came with a surfeit of humidity. Still, minimal sun and that matters this time of year.

I felt a lot better than yesterday but starting out was not pleasant. My heart rate was almost entirely in the endurance run levels. Which is interesting when you consider my grade adjusted pace was more than  a minute faster than my actual pace.

Still on the fence about running tomorrow.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4.01 miles
Time: 42:13
Pace: 10:30 min/mi

Comments: Needless to say, I did not want to do this run and, having done it, didn't feel like it was any degree of pleasant at all. That was my own fault, of course, so I went and got it finished anyway. Ugh. Done.

My final average pace ended up pretty decent though. My splits were all over the place and my cadence was a wreck. So I guess that was blind luck or just wanting to get it over with.

The overall effort was not super intense according to the heart rate figures. Which is odd since my grade adjusted pace was spot on my race pace.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4.03 miles
Time: 43:40
Pace: 10:50 min/mi

Comments: Got up early but still not out the door quite as quickly as I would like. The result was a bunch of geriatric dog walkers all over the street. Running into traffic is such a delight first thing in the morning.

Almost this entire run was in Zone 3 heart rate; long run level. That was sort of my plan given I want to try for four days in a row. But looking at the overall exertion, it was probably taking it a shade too easy.

Cadence was strong. Every lap but the third was pretty close. So consistency seems intact.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4.04 miles
Time: 44:09
Pace: 10:55 min/mi

Comments: Skipped yesterday's run so this one became a priority. I would like to get a solid week of recurring runs so the goal was to not overdo it today. My pace was significantly slower as a result.

Cadence was pretty good almost the whole way. My splits on the flat two miles in the middle of the run were pretty much identical. That speaks well of my consistency. Heart rate never got into the highest range as well.

Now that we are in full-on summer mode, the key to survival is early runs. Gonna have to work a bit harder on that.