Running Journal, Thursday, 2010-09-16: Urban Ghost Towns

Running Journal, Thursday, 2010-09-16
Resting heart rate: 60 bpm (60 second test, several hours after exercise)
Body Mass Index (BMI): ? (kilograms/(meters^2))
Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR): ? calories
Weather: civil twilight well into nautical twilight
Temp: 24 C (75 F)
Time: ~7:30-8:15 a.m.
Terrain: flat
Comments: Urban ghost towns this evening. Ran locally this evening, the same circuit as on Tuesday morning. I really enjoy running down the middle of the low-traffic residential streets. I passed people taking out their garbage bins, talking with neighbors, fellow joggers, dog-walkers, packs of walkers in the park, tennis players. I met a friendly cat who insisted on being petted. A small, white dog on a leash straining to meet me. The weather was perfect. No pain. It is such a thrill to run down the middle of empty streets. The practical benefit is the street is the most level at the middle; the slope near the bike lanes can cause injury. Running on concrete sidewalks is tough on the body. It seems so surreal to pass by all these houses with people inside, and the streets are perfectly still and I have them all to myself.
Goal Time: n/a
Distance (running): 3.5-4.0 miles
Weight: 79.6 kg (175.5 lbs), ?% body fat
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: None
Foods eaten today: oatmeal + raisins + banana, egg-white sandwich on white bread, hummus + whole-wheat pita, V-8, almonds, walnuts, green tea (2), Siggi's vanilla yogurt, spinach salad + dressing + tomatoes + croutons + shredded carrots + micro greens + pine nuts, faux hot dog w/ketchup + relish, cranberry-raspberry juice