Sunday, February 21, 2010

Running Journal, Sunday, 2010-02-21

Running Journal, Sunday, 2010-02-21
Resting heart rate: 73 bpm (60 second test)
Body Mass Index (BMI): 24.19
Weather: Cloudy, cool
Temp: 11 C (51.8 F)
Time: 45-60 minutes
Terrain: flat
Comments: Spotty light rain from a mixed gray sky; cool, mildly windy. In other words, great running weather for the runner with leggings and long sleeves. :) We drove to the Nimbus Fish Hatchery and ran to the 21.5 mi marker, then returned. A total of just over 3.0 miles today. Dawn continues to adjust to her shoes, this time wearing Injinji mini-crew Tetrasocks and moleskin over the remnants of last weeks blisters. Things went pretty smoothly. The smell of the humid Parkway is fantastic. The sights of fishers in the American River, white and gray cranes, all manner of small birds, flowering trees, and life exploding everywhere is such a contrast to the normal day-to-day life of institutional culture. For the first time today, I found the namesake bulbs of the pipevine! :) These are the plants the pipevine swallowtail butterflies lay their eggs on. The eggs hatch and the young caterpillars eat the plant. They eventually grow and cocoon, transforming into the beautiful adult-stage butterflies. The bulbs are quite unique; have never seen anything like them. After running today we returned home to consume a pint of chocolate milk; according to LL Cool J, it is a great post-exercise drink.
Weight (after exercise): 82.8 kg (182.54 lb), 18% body fat
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: None.
Foods eaten today: raspberry and hazelnut chocolate, Field Roast Smoked Apple Sage grain meat sausage with american cheese + ketchup + relish + toasted country bread, chocolate milk, hummus with whole wheat pita, cherry tomatoes, plum wine, raw unsalted almonds, fried egg sandwich + avocado + american cheese + ketchup + shredded carrot, strawberries, sugar snap peas, lemon-ginger tea

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