July 23rd, Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
Ran 4 miles in 52 minutes at Clayton Park this morning along tree-shaded trails that were quite hilly in spots to my surprise. These were new trails in a section of the park I had not visited previously. I have been avoiding hills lately because of my Achilles and plantar fascia issues. My lower legs seem to have survived the experience aided by some ice and foam rolling. The Liberty boys dropped me in the first 400 meters. So I ran most of it by myself along the pristine Monmouth County trails. I did, however, pass a few mountain bikers and equestrians on the way. Finished up with some core work along with the Liberty boys. My towel was voted the cutest!
I had planned to try for a full 60 minutes today but my heart rate was getting up around 160 BPM and the weather was getting warmer, so I backed off. I didn’t want the local headlines to read that equestrians found an old guy along the trails of Clayton Park early this morning. Better safe than sorry for the + 70 Runner!
Weight was back to 152.5# this morning and 151# after the run. Yay!