9.1mi, 82:30, 8 MAR 09, As Sayliyah, Qatar

Day 390 of the campaign.

iThink:
W.G. Snuffy Walden, opening credits theme to My So-Called Life
Bear McCreary, "Passacaglia"
Dos Gringos, "Going In For Guns"
Dos Gringos, "Heat Loves The Cock"

WX at 1700: 71 (22) DP 59 (15) BP 29.97 (1015) NNE 8 RH 66

Odometer 3: 374.9mi

Z3-4.
Average/max heart rate = 161/175

Every time I come down to Qatar for more than a few days, I try to get in a long run, which has to be at least the length of a run of the perimeter back at Bagram. In my case, it's a triple lapper, which my current running partner elected to boot - not the least of which is that his knees start acting up after five miles.

For whatever reason, I had eaten too late and I still had chow in my stomach, which was not so good for the start. I figured my first lap was going to suck regardless, so I decided to go easy and settle in. That was fine, but I thought it disconcerting that I was good for all of 9:00/mi pace when I was fully warmed up, which is unacceptable.

So I decided to stay on for a third lap and I ran negative splits almost the entire way, as things turned out. My stomach was mostly empty and I was fully warmed up.

I realize that I relax in some ways through long distance - and in ways that other activity won't do.

Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:15 09:15 09:15 09:15 1.00
1.00 18:28 09:13 09:13 09:14 2.00
1.00 27:47 09:19 09:19 09:16 3.00
1.00 37:04 09:17 09:17 09:16 4.00
1.00 46:05 09:01 09:01 09:13 5.00
1.00 55:07 09:02 09:02 09:11 6.00
1.00 64:06 08:59 08:59 09:09 7.00
1.00 72:55 08:49 08:49 09:07 8.00
1.00 81:24 08:29 08:29 09:03 9.00
0.13 82:30 01:06 08:28 09:02 9.13