Running Journal, Monday, 2010-07-05: It Is A Dry Heat

Running Journal, Monday, 2010-07-05
Resting heart rate: 81 bpm (60 second test, 40 minutes after exercise)
Body Mass Index (BMI): 23.43 (kilograms/(meters^2))
Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR): 1,877 calories
Weather: very hot, sunny
Temp: 28 C (96.8 F), 3 m/s W wind
Time: 11:55-12:40 p.m.
Terrain: flat
Comments: It is a dry heat. Ran a very slow 45 minute maintenance run around the perimeter of the American River College soccer fields. The ARC track team was finishing their practice. A few people were playing tennis and a number of others were practicing baseball at the adjacent field. One or two people slowly cycled past on the dirt maintenance road behind the fields. A welcome breeze helped keep the sweat down while running west and south. The ARC facilities team have locked the parking lot gates for the summer recess, leaving only the main entrance open. While putting on my shorts this morning, the elastic drawstring cord snapped loose from the rear of my shorts, where it is tacked down. I wrote RaceReady before I left and when I returned, they had already offered to repair it for me if I return the shorts to them. I am very impressed with their customer service and I told them so, and now I am telling you and the world. What a great company who make great products and stand behind them. On a separate issue, I purchased a replacement Garmin GPS unit from eBay today for my Timex 5B501 Speed + Distance watch. Am thinking of wearing it on my arm instead of my shorts so as to not put any more weight on them. Heh. Reading the injury section in Galloway's Book On Running and discovered the soreness I felt on my left side on Saturday morning was probably my Iliotibial band (IB band). Apparently, this can be caused by poor shoes as well as running on the slopes of crowned roadways. This confirms my suspicions about the roadways and it also re-emphasizes the need for new shoes, which I have not replaced since 2007.
Goal Time: n/a
Distance (running): ~3-4 miles
Weight: 80.2 kg (176.8 lbs), ?% body fat
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: Right Achilles tendon feeling a bit sore. Otherwise fairly good.
Foods eaten today: Oatmeal + raisins + banana, grapefruit