March 13, Tuesday

Solid 4 on the road and serendipitous memories

After three days of driving from Florida and resting from the long ride, I was out on the road for a run today in a windy 39° in Jackson. It was a remarkably pleasant and enjoyable run. My legs felt good and strong, and my breathing was very steady and comfortable. It wasn’t very fast amounting to 4 miles in 47 minutes. Each mile was faster than the last. I was particularly encouraged by the fact that on each of the hills I was able to attack and push the pace. There are three challenging hills in excess of 250m in the final mile-and-a-half.  My heart rate was at 150BPM when I finished.  After two minutes of walking it was down to 112BPM. I think that’s pretty good recovery.

On another positive note, I came across some results of 5K races I ran in 2011. These results show me that I am running, at age 75, seven minutes faster on average for a 5k then I ran at age 68.  This made me smile, and also made me happy to know that I am more physically fit and healthy than I was 7 years ago. Can I keep getting better? I’m not sure. But I’m going to keep trying.

Stats tomorrow……..