Running Journal, Monday, 2010-06-21

Running Journal, Monday, 2010-06-21
Resting heart rate: 68 bpm (60 second test, 60 minutes after exercise)
Body Mass Index (BMI): 23.78 (kilograms/(meters^2))
Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR): 1889 calories
Weather: Clear, sunset, 2.5 m/s W wind
Temp: 27 C (80.6 F)
Time: 7:50-8:35 p.m.
Terrain: flat
Comments: Summer officially begins! And with it, the longest day of the year. Just another perfect running evening. Felt great tonight. At the end of the 45 minutes I was running smoothly, breathing steadily, and covering ground quickly. A number of American River College track athletes on the stadium track this evening. They have amazing musculature. Just wow. Maybe someday, for me. Ran ovals this evening and heard a frog chirp-croaking again, after the sun set behind the western bleachers, as the shadows grew a bit deeper and the shaded air cooler. Two not-so-pleasant bits: the portable toilets at the north and south end of the track seem to exude an off smell. Faint, but noticeable. Ran faster the last three laps and finally felt like I was pushing myself to exhaustion, but not quite to that point. Feeling very mellow today, relaxed. Probably all the classical music at work: KDFC out of the Bay area. Even better--I am running pain free. Just all around really enjoying getting back into running.
Goal Time: n/a
Distance (running): n/a
Weight: 81.4 kg (179.45 lbs), ?% body fat
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: Knees felt just a bit stiff today until I got running, then everything felt great.
Foods eaten today: oatmeal + raisins + banana, low-fat cottage cheese, Bing cherries, meal replacement shake, Siggi's grapefruit yogurt, strawberries, bananas (2), Panda raspberry licorice, blueberry + blackberry smoothie, green tea (2 cups), handfuls of walnuts, almonds