5.1mi, 41:18

The dB's, "Lonely Is As Lonely Does"
Letters to Cleo, "Pizza Cutter"

WX at 0600: 42 (6), DP 39 (4), BP 30.08 (1018), Calm, light rain, RH 86%

Odometer 1: 326mi

Z3.
Resting heart rate before start = 57

Faster, but unexpectedly so. It's looking like my good runs for this course and distance are all sitting in the 41 minute range; it's the exceptional runs that are hitting below that. Notably, my PR is around 39 minutes. I have grown old and slow.

Another indicator of impending weenieness is that I deliberated through three different permutations of snivel gear for today's light rain. In retrospect, I could've just gone t-shirt and shorts and I would've been just fine. I can't believe I was actually thinking about wearing a rain suit. This is pretty pathetic for a guy who used to revel in running in the rain when he was younger.

While yesterday's recovery run was crucially useful, my legs were still tired. This will necessitate a significant taper before the beginning of April when I'm supposed to take a physical fitness test.

I bust my ass to get back and I still run a 2 second positive split from the way out. Likewise the center section. Unfortunately, a remapping using USAPhotoMaps tells me it's 2.1 miles. Bummer.

Splits
1.5 11:57 11:57 07:58
2.1 29:19 17:22 08:16
1.5 41:18 11:59 07:59 08:01