An improving 4 mile run
Workout: Slow run
Time: 44:51 (11:13 splits)
Distance: 4 miles
Total training distance to date: 14.8 (since starting back up June 4th)
Body condition: Okay. Blister on left heel is getting worse. Breathing decent.
Weather: ~74-77 w/ humidity ~70%
Nutrition: 1 Gu pack before, half a bottle of Gatorade after, water during
Entertainment: PodCastle 50: Komodo (enjoyed it, nice distraction) & music.
Notes: Slowly building back up after time off due to bad breathing/health problems. The new inhaler works well, but I am both out of shape and still have more breathing issues than the average person. But today, even though I tried to take it slow, I improved my speed since June 4th by 1 minute per mile. I’m still 1 min per mile behind where I was, but getting back to this speed seems much more reasonable and possible after today’s run. And to think I almost didn’t go. Bill encouraged me. My legs were tired before and I didn’t want to push my recovery, but after his encouragement, I went. I’m coming back!