5.1mi, 41:44

AC/DC, "Thunderstruck"

WX at 0700: 15 (-9), DP 3 (-16), BP 30.67 (1038), winds NNW 6, RH 56%, wind chill 6 (-14)

Odometer 2: 228mi

Z3 no man's land.

Resting heart rate before start = none today - forgot to take the reading.

There's a hidden story to what ended up being a significant negative split, and that lies in the 100 Hindu squats I did yesterday. I think to myself, how hard can this be? Just a hundred. Try them. My sets were done in 30, 30, 20, 20, and I woke up this morning with my thighs a lot tighter than I expected. I haven't done plyometrics in years, and they would probably help in a training program (if I actually got around to doing them). But these (in the absence of a weight room) are one of the things I intend to do if I'm really serious about increasing leg speed and power.

It was also pretty fucking cold this morning. Full snivel gear to include a balaclava and Thermax gloves and I was still freezing my ass off!

All other factors aside, though, today's time was respectable...although I need to get back into running every day rather than day on-day off because I'm being a lazy fatass.

Splits
1.5 12:19 12:19 08:13
2.1 29:52 17:33 08:21
1.5 41:44 11:52 07:55 08:06