Running journal, Wednesday, 2006-04-12

Running journal, Wednesday, 2006-04-12
Resting heart rate: 58 bpm (60 second test)
Day: Wednesday
Date: 2006-04-12
Weather: overcast
Temp: 17 C (62.6 F), 1 m/s wind
Time: 14:18 - 15:19
Terrain: flat
Comments: Humid but comfortably cool weather today. Smell of humidity and plants makes for a lush landscape. Splashed around a few mud puddles on some of the trails. The water has receded from the bike trail areas. Someone had parked their Porsche down by the closed boat dock near the pedestrian bridge. I saw it later driving along the access road. I ran to the Nimbus Dam, got a drink, and decided to run back along the road that runs from Gold Country Blvd to the vehicle parking lot next to the bike trail. Then I cut through the woods to the end of Upper Sunrise Drive, and ran along that all the way back. I noticed that there is a trail from the end of Upper Sunrise Drive that runs through the woods to the parking lot road I just mentioned, so I will try that next time. There are two signs warning people not to tresspass on private community trails, but I think I'll explore them anyway. From the overhead maps they just seem to run between the bike trail and Gold Strike Road, and the bike trail and Gold Bar Drive. All the orange poppies are in full bloom along the side of the trail, along with smaller, more modest wildflowers. I saw a duck sitting on the edge of the riverbank on the way out, watching the river flow by. Cute. :)
Time: 61 minutes (1:01)
Goal Time: n/a
Distance: 8.65 km (5.38 mi) http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=117748
Total Distance For Year: 362.8 km (213.0 mi)
Weight (after run): 77.4 kg (170.67 lbs), 17% body fat
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: Left Achilles heel felt sore today, I think from running on rocks in the trail, or perhaps from running too fast on Monday. Left knee felt a bit sore starting out but that went away after five minutes.
Foods eaten today: Apple-cinnamon Peace cereal, soy milk, Powerbar