February  3, Thursday

Continuing to run on the beautiful beach,  I managed two solid workouts in the last three days.  On Tuesday the weather warmed into the 70s. I was overdressed, but I managed to run 3 miles finishing soaked with sweat and having wet feet from running through a river on the beach when I got trapped.   Today the temperature remained high, but the beach was cooled by a steady 15 mile an hour wind from the south.  Early in the afternoon I found  a used beach bike for $45.  So, after Alene and I had completed our daily 30-minute walk, I rode the bike to the beach and ran four miles. This time I ran in shorts and a t-shirt which was quite liberating. The most satisfying part of this run was the final mile which I completed in 10:07. Mile one was a warm up heading north with the wind at my back. Miles 2 and 3 were  buffered by the wind running south.  In the fourth by mile I was rejuvenated by the tail wind and pushed it to that faster pace.  (Final time 47:07)

Biked the half mile back home feeling pleasantly fatigued.  Tomorrow I will recover with a moderate bike ride.

I signed up for the Lighthouse 5K today.  It is much earlier this year on February 12th. Normally it is the first week of March. So I only have 10 more days to prepare. But I will do what I can do.

Stats-

Weight back down to 145lb.

Sleep steady at 9/10 per night

AM heart rate measured at 50 beats per minute today.

Diet has been good

and there are no leg or foot issues at this time.  🙂