Running Log for January 2010
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Wed 01/20

  45 easy. First run with my calculated zone of 70-80%. I found I had
  to run pretty slow to stay within that zone. Tomorrow I'll drink more
  water and see if it makes a difference.

Mon 01/18

  Time trial. Ran several repeats up a long hill at Brushy Creek Park
  to try to find my Max HR. I got as high as 165 but I think that's
  only 90% so I'm going to use 183 as my MHR and create my zones from
  there. I don't think I'm in good enough shape yet to push all the
  way up to 100% so I have to speculate a bit. The new zones mean I'll 
  be slowing down quite a bit on my easy runs (zone3 - 70-80%) but that 
  will be easier on my hips and back. 

Sun 01/17

  45 min easy. I do not yet have a MHR for this new HRM, but I wanted
  to at least see what an average easy run would be. On this run I
  ran at a very consistent 148 BPM which I'm betting is about 75%. I
  felt great this morning, slept good last night and it was good to
  get out early. Nice and cool, no rain. 

Sat 01/16

  75 min long. First run with my new HRM, avg BPM 143 which I think
  is a low 70%, planning to get a good MHR Monday. I felt good on
  this birthday morning, nice cool weather after several days of
  rain. 

Thu 01/14

  45 min easy. Rainy afternoon run working from home, felt great. 
  Getting ready to start a 4-day birthday weekend, looking forward
  to some extra running time and my new HRM.

Tue 01/12

  45 min easy. This was a really good morning run. Starting to feel
  better after the holiday slump.

Sun 01/10

  35 min easy. Wonderful run today. Temps got back up to the 40's and
  I went out around 4 pm, felt very relaxed and my pace was good, legs
  felt strong. This has been a very light week but at least I got the
  first week of the year done. Will ramp up next week.

Fri 01/08

  40 min mileage. Another really cold run, strong winds. I felt
  like I was jumping into a cold pool at first and the winds made
  for hard work, felt better at the 30 min mark. I probably should
  dress better for the cold, not just shirt and shorts.

Thu 01/07

  35 min easy. We had a big cold front come in with high winds.
  Got out at lunch and it was not bad. The high winds made me work
  a little harder but I dressed normally, did not feel a need for
  tights. First week is going good so far, starting easy.

Tue 01/05

  35 min easy. Starting out my first week of the year with a light
  run. I know my last couple of weeks of the year were a little
  patchy so I think it's better to build back up slowly. It was
  cold this morning but getting warmer as I ran and I felt really
  good, decent pace.

Sat 01/02

  60 min long. First run of the year! Met JimC at Brushy Creek Lake
  Park for our usual Saturday run. He is recovering from an ankle
  injury and I missed a week or so due to the holidays so we were
  both doing a lighter run. The weather was frosty when we started 
  out but it warmed up a bit and felt pretty good.