When I woke up this morning, I was a bit unsure how the run was going to go. Yesterday was the first uptempo run of the season, so recovery was questionable. Luckily, everything was A-OK. After a light breakfast and a bit too much coffee*, off I went. The first 5 miles felt kind of slow, and more than a little choppy. I just couldn't find my stride. Then, when I picked up the effort for the second half, everything smoothed out, the pace was quick and the effort was light. It seemed like there was a transition point, as speeding up the choppy stride was raising my heart rate to 147-148 bpm, but a little more speed and a longer stride, and the heart rate dropped back down to 145. Interesting little phenomenon, that. Even better, a rough estimate of the time had me 3-4 minutes faster over 10 miles than last week. I enjoy this "getting faster" thing. It's good times.
Run: 5 miles @ 145 bpm, 5 miles @ 150 bpm
* I think I need to stop drinking coffee before the long runs. When you're scheduled for 10, and start feeling a unbearable pressure around mile 4, that's not fun. In a residential neighbourhood with no back lanes, it's tough to distract yourself for that long.
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