7.2mi, 61:05

Michael Kamen, opening credits to Band of Brothers
Randy Edelman, "Hancock & Kemper Are Shot" from Gettysburg: 5th Anniversary Collection, disk 2
Randy Edelman, "Armistead Is Hit" from Gettysburg: 5th Anniversary Collection, disk 2

WX at 0800: 46 (8), 46 (8), 30.17 (1021), Calm, mist, RH 100%

Odometer 1: 140mi

Z3. Some Z3 no man's land on a climb, but otherwise unremarkable.

I was wanting to be more ambitious, but my legs probably didn't want to cooperate after yesterday. A casual analysis of the splits tell me I was a tad slower across the board, but there was less effect on the hillier parts of the course. I found that in spite of having done my second 7-miler in two days, I was climbing hills markedly better.

This run was preceded by 80 pushups, 90 situps. The pushups have improved quickly enough where I don't feel that concerned about them any more. The situps may take some more work to get me in the comfort zone. To put things in perspective, I have to do 75 pushups to max, 76 situps to get 100 points in the respective events. For the run, which I haven't gotten 100 points on in, oh, an eternity, I need to run 13:18 or faster for two miles. I don't think I'll run that (although I'd be pretty happy if I did) but traditionally I've been a 14:00 two-miler. I think I might be able to beat that based on the level of conditioning I've been able to turn out in the last month...and if the conditions next week are the same as they were today (about perfect).

I'm getting older. My required standards are lowering, as with many things in my life...

Splits
1.4 12:01 12:01 08:35
2.0 29:25 17:24 08:42
1.4 41:17 11:52 08:29
2.4 61:05 19:48 08:15