7.2mi, 61:27

R.E.M., "Driver 8"
Mark Darnell, "In The Age Of Steam" (from the Windham Hill Soul of the Machine sampler)
Beatallica, "Blackened the U.S.S.R."
Mannheim Steamroller, "Pass the Keg (Lia)"

WX at 1000: 69(21), DP 60(16), BP 30.06(1017), winds WSW 3, RH 73%

Odometer 1: 122mi

Z3 most of the way, in spite of heart rate monitor readings in excess of 175 for most of the last 2 miles of the run.

The benefit to easy days with a HRM is that you supposedly don't go too hard, but the I felt fine (although my legs were a little tired) in spite of the high HRM reading.

Today was not supposed to be hard. This is the dichotomy of how I feel versus the heart rate monitor. Of course, I haven't changed the transmitter in the HRM since 2000 when I bought it, so that might be a tad suspect. Ordinarily, I only get glitches when there isn't enough sweat to act as a conductor between the chest and my skin.

My second 1.4 split is disproportionately slow since I actually walked about 50m uphill when my HRM started ringing over 175.

Splits were remarkably fast in spite of perceived effort. What differentiates this from earlier runs is that my times are getting faster for less effort, but the improvement is greater than the norm. It's also much cooler and that counts for a hell of a lot.
1.4: 12:00(12:00)[08:34]
2.0: 29:05(17:05)[08:32]
1.4: 41:11(12:06)[08:39]
2.4: 61:27(20:16)[08:27]