Running Journal - 2024-10-20 (Magic Mile Time Trials)

Time: 9:40-11:39 p.m. (119 minutes)
Resting heart rate (wake-up): 60 bpm
Weight (running clothes): 85.73 kg (189.00 lb)
Body Mass Index (BMI; note criticisms of BMI): 24.9 (Overweight = 25–29.9)
Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR): 2,047 cal/day
Distance (running): 9.66 km (6.00 mi)
Cumulative distance (2024; ignores XT days): 1,342.82 km (834.39 mi)
Calories burned: 664 kcal
Average heart rate: 150 bpm
Max heart rate: 175 bpm
Weather at start: Sunny ☀️ 20° C (68.0° F), Humidity 28% Wind: 7 km/h
Terrain: 0 ft elevation gain
Avg Pace: 8'17" /mile
Best pace: 8'17" /mile
Stinkiness air level (0=No smell; 10=☣️): 0/10 (slightly stinky)
Comments: Magic Mile Time Trials (MM) day. The MM predicts the fastest (i.e., a very hard pace) one might run during the marathon. Ran a 8:17 mile. Gave it maybe 90% of what I might run a mile at all-out run pace. Slept OK. As I ran the 3rd & 4th laps I felt more "into" it. According to the MM calculator on the Jeff Galloway web site, a 8'17" MM = projected 4:42:20 marathon finish (10:46 per mile). My last magic mile was on September 8, at 8:18/mile pace. Experimented today with first running 3 miles around our local neighborhood before the MM. It occurred to me later this was a good way to warm up but a bad way to time myself...I had skipped breakfast due to taking prescribed medication and had only two cups of coffee in me, so felt bit hungry/drained. 😛 The split was ~4:06, so ran a bit slower in the 2nd half. After a rest I bought a cherry Coke from the vending machine (Powerade was sold out) and relaxed, then jogged another mile to complete the mileage for the day. We had skipped sunblock for our 3-mile run, and applied a bit of sunblock (not enough) to our faces before the magic mile, as the UV Index was 3. Should have used more, though. We drove over to downtown Campbell to get coffee & pastries. However, the final day of Campbell Oktoberfest meant the closest parking spot was about six blocks away. 👀 Walk was pleasant. We even found a signal-controlled pedestrian crossing at N First St & Civic Center Dr--usually we cross on N 3rd St, but drivers do not yield consistently 🤬 Got pumpkin spice latte & nitro flash brew coffee from Manresa Bread. Purchased from vendor The Kibler Elf 2 snacks: 1) Pumpkin Coffee Cake; and 2) Smore’s Brownie. Looked for vendor Anna Olivia Bakes but it looks like she did not attend, or had sold out and left by the time we arrived (~noon). Saw people taking photos with a mascot of the Campbell water tower. One vendor sold Octoberfest merchandise: Bavarian clothing items, steins, etc. Saw Max the cat napping in the window at Recycle Bookstore Campbell, which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. Their Instagram page mentions "The Murray Book" which seems to refer to Murray Bowles, longtime San Francisco Bay Area punk photographer. Almost time for new shoes: 330.9 of 400 mi--82.5% done. Will probably not get the New Balance 860v14 Fresh Foam X again, as the toe box just feels too tight. Or...maybe upsize? I'll have to discuss with Fleet Feet staff to see what they think. Otherwise the sneakers seem fine.
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: Bit hungry
Foods eaten today: Trader Joe's Pumpkin Spice Cold Brew Coffee from concentrate (16 oz), Knudsen Lowfat Cottage Cheese - Small Curd (bowl), Manresa Bread - Nitro flash cold brew coffee (12 oz) & potato/leek quiche slice (x0.5) & gingerbread load flice (x0.5), La Croix sparkling water (12 oz),