Running Journal - 2025-07-13 (Half-marathon Long Run)

Screenshot of out-and-back run, starting at Shoreline Lake and turning around just south of Cooley Landing Park

Time: 8:55-12:48 p.m. (3 hours 53 minutes)
Resting heart rate (waking): 51 bpm
Weight (several hours later, after eating, etc.): 83.78 kg (184.70 lb)
Body Mass Index (BMI; note criticisms of BMI): 24.4 (Overweight = 25–29.9)
Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR): 2,017 cal/day
Distance (running): 21.11 km (13.12 mi)
Cumulative distance (2025; ignores XT days): 463.22 km (287.83 mi)
Calories burned: 1,521 cal
Average/Max heart rate: 103/146 bpm
Weather: overcast ☁️ 14° C (57.2° F), Humidity 95% Wind: 0km/h
Terrain: 174 ft elevation gain
Avg Pace: 15'26" /mile
Best pace: 14'21" /mile
Stinkiness air level (0=No smell; 10=☣️): 0/10 (not stinky)
Comments: Half-marathon long run of along the Bay Trail, starting at Shoreline Lake in Mountain View, California. Brought hydration vests (ice cubes in the reservoir) and two Clif bars. Ran north along the trail for 6.55 miles. This time we made 2 changes: 1) We ran around the far edge of the Duck Pond; and 2) We took a right at the bridge and ran north, turning around just before Cooley Landing Park. At Byxbee Park public restroom area, we stopped and refilled our reservoirs. Continued on the white sandy trail to the Environmental Volunteers EcoCenter and Duck Pond, then the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center. An aside: We made a separate trip on Saturday and visited the Lucy Evans Center. It was small, but we walked all the way to the end of the pier and watched the waves lapping against the shore. End aside. Continued on the San Francisquito Creek Trail, passing the Palo Alto Airport, we watched what looked like an orange search & rescue helicopter circle around, as well as a small black helicopter ascend and fly away. Followed San Francisquito Creek past the northern edge of Baylands Golf Links, where we watched a number of players navigating holes #13 & #12. Turned right at the bridge.  Continued north on an asphalt trail, then a gravel trail, to the 6.55-mile mark by a substation just south of Cooley Landing Park. Opened and ate about a quarter of a Clif bar. Dawn had soreness in her piriformis muscle so we walked after re-circling the Duck Pond (~3.5 miles). Used the bathroom at the Byxbee Park public restroom. Overall a beautiful day and glad we made it to the end without catastrophic pain. Afterward, we drove home and ordered-in from Yifang bubble tea.
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: Slightly sore
Foods eaten today: Kashi GO Protein & Fiber Cereal Mixed Berry Crunch with whole milk, Clif Bar (x0.5), Yifang Taiwan Tea - Pearl Black Tea Latte (medium), shredded-chicken burrito (x0.3)