Weight: 76.6 BMI: 14.9 Man it's frustrating that I fluctuate just a little in my diet and have such an increase in weight and BMI. Got to stay disciplined, I guess...
RHR: 40. This was a bit of surprise, as I took it after the boys were up and playing in the other room, so I thought it would be hard to relax enough to get a good reading. Hopefully it being a bit lower than last time is a good sign, although it may be related to the fact that I used the Suunto this time and the Garmin last time, although it shouldn't...
Sun: 55:06/141/BF/3/Confidence up. This was a run on a treadmill at the TAC. It was my first time doing a serious run on a treadmill and was pretty interesting. I was able to regulate the speed and grade of the machine easily, so did some uphill stuff as well. Really felt like I was booking for most of it, and my speed topped out at 13.6 kph, which works out to about a 4:25 pace. Definitely the fastest I've run BF for any extended period of time. I did feel a bit conspicuous, and was disappointed when the manager spoke to me afterwards about their shoes rule. I would expect that at a Japanese gym, but not at an American gym. Poor guy had to clean up some serious sweat, too.
Mon: 1:00:47/143/MWU4/2/Confidence down. My first run it the new MWU4s! I was worried at first because the heel cup is a bit intense, and my big toe on my left foot was touching the top of the front part of the shoe, but it turns out that running in them was much better than walking in them. That big toe does feel slightly bruised now, which is of concern after such a short run since these are intended to be my marathon shoe. Hopefully they will stretch out a bit. This run was frustrating again in how slow my pace was. I didn't use the Garmin, but did check my pace various times, and although it started out around 4:45, it got progressively slower to around 5:00. I thought it was the headwind at first, but didn't seem to change when I turned around. I also played with nose breathing for a few kms, and it was interesting, but I wonder if there is any real benefit to it. I really hope the pace is connected mainly to the heat and humidity!
Tue: Wed: 57:07/142/Ultras/2/Confidence down. Another hard run in the heat and humidity. My legs were feeling a bit tired from four consecutive days of running, especially a little stiffness in my right calf. Felt like I was working really hard, but was probably barely keeping a 4:45 pace, and even that was setting off the HRM alarm a lot. I did manage to do nose breathing for pretty much the whole run, which was challenging and a little frustrating at times. The Ultras felt good.
Wed: 54:58/142/Ultra/3/Confidence up. I read a timely article in Running Times today about what a strong effect heat and humidity has on your running performance and heart rate. And as if to reiterate, this run home was in much cooler and less humid weather, and although it was the exact same run as yesterday, it was over two minutes faster, and felt much easier, even with nose breathing.
Thu: Bike 33k. Miho's b-day!
Fri/Sat. Rest. Family camping!
Total time: 3:47:11. Was hoping to get in a bigger week, but summer vacation came and so be it!
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