Wednesday
I ran this afternoon in shorts and a t-shirt, with a windbreaker vest and a pair of thin gloves. The weather was 50 and breezy so I was dressed perfectly. I started off a little fast but it is the middle miles that just tear me up, then I finished real strong. Ended up at 5.01 miles, 37:02, 7:23 pace. Average heart rate 160, max heart rate 182. That's right, I was cooking at the end for the final half mile. Thought I was a goner for sure. I had my heart rate above 175 for at least 8 or 9 minutes on the way back. Proud of me Jason? Ha. Tomorrow I plan to run a short recovery run in the morning and swim long but easy at night, maybe try to swim a mile, but not worry about pushing it. Just remembered that on Tuesday night one of the female lifeguards walked in on me getting dressed after the post-swim shower. So, they just installed an actual soap dispenser in the shower and I was enjoying it, which delayed my departure. She thought that I had already left and was coming to lock up an turn off the lights. She was surprised, so was I. Wonder how awkward it will be on Thursday. I'm no great shakes to look at, and I am far too married and old to be embarrassed, but I feel bad for her. In every sense.
posted by John J Cherry at 6:04 PM
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That's hillarious John. I'm guessing she will be a little more careful to announce her presence before entering the locker room in the future but that she will do a decent job of discretely ignoring you while you are there swimming on Thursday. Anyway, props on the run. That's awesome. I look forward to getting in good enough shape that I can do an 8-mile run with you next time we get together. I think I could get there too as long as you don't surprise us during the Christmas break or something. I surely will not be running sub-8 miles before January on any kind of a reasonably long run. I think this week my goal is just to get out and run one more time before Sunday. I'll let you know how it goes.
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