February 8th,  Wednesday  Evening

This day was HOT on multiple levels!  Buster will spell it out…………

After day of recovery I set out this sunny afternoon in 81* weather to do a more demanding work out than recently. I chose to run at the Shaded Loop, which I will henceforth refer to as the SL. It is about a mile away from our condo. I actually took the long 1.5 mile to the SL because I wanted to walk and jog for at least 20 minutes before I got there. My goal was to run 3 Progressive miles. That is to run each one slightly faster than earlier one. I accomplished that goal by running the following mile times; 9:37 – 9:18 – 8:40!  I am pleasantly surprised by the level of  fitness that this series of runs suggests.  Cannot remember the last time that I ran an 8:40 mile. The most interesting part of the workout was the manner in which I approached each of these runs. On mile one and two I ran what I would call a normal stride, relaxed with simple belly breathing. For the 3rd I made a conscious effort throughout the entire distance to run with a shortened stride and a rapid turn over. I really had no intention to try to run in an 8:40 mile today. But as I checked my watch it was apparent that I was running  at a pretty rapid pace. I would have to say this is the first time in my recent training that I tried to push the envelope. For the last of this segment I was feeling quite winded and the legs grew heavy.  I recovered aerobically in a reasonable time but had to walk nearly a half mile to get my legs back under me to jog the 1 mile home.  The total miles were 4.75.  My legs are tired and I feel pretty used up tonight. But it is a good feeling from a successful workout.

St. Augustine makes me a happy me!?

Stats –

I-Mad – Still 0 !❤

Weight = #153

a.m.HR  = 154 BPM

SLEEP = 9 hours

Workout = Above ??