Another Good Run

North St Paul Community Center, 5 miles in 44:58, pace 9:00. That was the target pace, fast enough to sweat but hopefully not so fast as to exacerbate any injuries. I felt a little stiff in the left flexors for the first mile, but then it smoothed out. No pains at all, not even going down the stairs after the run (the acid test). It’s a masterpiece!

Splits: 9:12, 8:59, 8:58, 8:58, 8:50. Breathing five footfalls per full breath for the first three miles, then four. I was running on a fairly full stomach, which does increase the respiration and heart rates a bit.

Hard to say when I’ll be able to run again, with an unknown schedule of medical tests this week, but I’ll run when I can. Six miles next?



Today's post-run breakfast: Irish oatmeal, organic blueberries, mango, walnuts, Don's nut/fruit/berry mix, banana, organic prune, organic non-fat milk.


Today's lunch: Gluten-free pancakes with oatmeal, brown rice flour, corn flour, European yogurt, and organic blueberries; honeydew melon, oven-baked sweet potato slices, organic maple syrup. Not pictured: a glass of pure organic pomegranate juice.


Tonight's fruit bowl: Pineapple, papaya, banana, honeydew, orange, organic non-fat yogurt, organic prune.


Tonight's veggies: Organic veggie mix with organic salsa.