Running Journal - 2024-04-09

Time: 7:21-8:25 p.m. (1 hours 4 minutes)
Resting heart rate: 108 bpm (~15 minutes after exercise)
Weight (after run; clothed): 84.28 kg (185.80 lb)
Body Mass Index (BMI; note criticisms of BMI): 24.5 (Overweight = 25–29.9)
Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR): 2,025 cal/day
Distance (running): 7.72 km (4.80 mi)
Cumulative distance (2024; ignores XT days): 361.07 km (224.36 mi)
Calories burned: 655 kcal
Average heart rate: 127 bpm
Max heart rate: 157 bpm
Weather: sunny ☀️ 11° C (51.8° F), Humidity 70% Wind: 7 km/h
Terrain: 59 ft elevation gain
Avg Pace: 13'20" /mile
Best pace: 12'10" /mile
Stinkiness air level (0=No smell; 10=☣️): 0/10 (a bit stinky)
Comments: Ad hoc run today. Dropped off vehicle at mechanic for maintenance, then...ran home. As one does. Remembered my Garmin HRM-Pro Plus Heart Rate Monitor, and intentionally skipped anti-chafing & sunblock. ✅ All went well--it seems less chafing with the Under Armour compression leggings, which is good to know. Felt strong, though minutes/mile pace includes time stopped at traffic lights. There was one case where I had the crossing signal and a lone driver with sunglasses just turned right on red and failed to yield. Sad. Weather was perfect. Listened to an audiobook en route. Part of the segment (aside: Strava uses the term segment, so I have adopted it) I had not run before was known to me from driving. The rest we ran on Sunday. A few spots had aromatic plants which smelled wonderful. The garage will have the vehicle overnight, so plan to run back on Wednesday. On Sunday we watched an episode of show "Superhumans", "Hammer Head" (Season 1, 2010) featuring Dean Karnazes. It was interesting. Skipped the rest of the show as the production seemed rather light on science and more geared toward high-energy circus promotion. I wish they had stayed with Karnazes and dived more into of the findings and what makes him so different. Relatedly, we found a recent book by Karnazes on the Libby app, "A Runner's High" (2021). So will listen to that jointly at some point. Got home, started laundry, showered, drank recovery drink. Collected a furniture delivery (they had called during the run to coordinate) and all is well, except feeling sleepy due to poor sleep.
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: Instep a bit sore, left toenail slightly sore, left hamstring a bit sore at times, sleepy
Foods eaten today: Kashi GO Original Cereal with nonfat milk, Tailwind Nutrition Recovery Drink Mix - Chocolate - 16 oz, Bizzy Cold Brew Organic Espresso Blend (8 oz), banana