5.1mi, 41:05

The JudyBats, "Love Will Out"
Journey, "Only The Young"

WX at 0700: 41 (5), DP 30 (-1), BP 30.11 (1019), winds N 7, RH 65%

Odometer 1: 260mi

Z3 to Z4.
Resting heart rate before start = 57

This was preceded the night prior by 100 Hindu squats, in 40, 30, 30 iterations. That would probably explain why my quadriceps felt so smoked today. It would also probably explain why I ran generally positive splits. I bust my ass trying to get a fast first split, but fizzle out in the next two miles before getting some speed back. The 2.1 split does mark a number of very long gradual uphills, and that would probably explain my slower speed relative to the others.

The objective of doing Hindu squats is to build power before endurance, and hill climbing ability is probably a legitimate indicator. It's improving.

It is unusual, though, to slow down more than 30 seconds per mile in any split, or so it seems. I'd have to go check back just to be sure.

Splits
1.5 11:33 11:33 07:42
2.1 28:56 17:23 08:17
1.5 41:05 12:09 08:06 07:59