I was originally thinking I'd do 4 today - thinking 6 yesterday, 4 today, 6 tomorrow, 3 on Friday and then about 10 on Saturday to make for a 33 mile week, but for no real good reason at all, decided to do 6 today anyway. I'll probably end up cutting tomorrows run by a couple miles to make up for it.
Anyhow, the legs felt a bit better today - they didn't start off that way, but after lunch they started to feel a tad more lively. Certainly still not 100%, but better than yesterday. So this has me thinking that I just did a real bad job of fueling during Sunday's ride and refueling afterwards. The lighter lunches I've been having this week are probably not helping either (for energy levels - they are helping to restart some weight loss). I think also the increased volume is a contributing factor as well.
This run went fairly well - except that my HR monitor seems to be a bit on the fritz lately. During the first two miles, it was all over the place - reaching over 180 a couple times. A similar thing happened yesterday. I think that after a year, the battery in the chest strap is probably getting a bit weak and needs replacing. I can accept my HR being a bit higher than normal due to all the contributing factors - but reaching nearly 100% HRmax in a warmup mile that is mostly gradually downhill? Unlikely.
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