The Running Nurse

Good morning.

I get to bring my youngest home today. Chico:

He will be coming home with a few permanent pins in his back right knee. But, he will be fine. The vet said not as much damage as feared. I will play nurse for 6 to 12 weeks.

Yesterday I went for an excellent 8 miler. I am still working on various paces. During the first several miles I kept thinking that this pace is very sustainable. Perhaps 8:00 - 7:50 pace is my new aerobic pace?? Perhaps MP is around 7:40 - 7:50. Perhaps LT pace is around 7:00 now. Only time will tell. I will say that the last mile was tough. I got that nauseous feeling when I stopped. That refreshing hard run feeling with endorphins rushing through my body. Love it.

Split Time Distance Elevation Gain Elevation Loss Avg Speed Max Speed Avg HR Max HR Steps Calories
1 0:08:44 1 13 417 8:44 6:59 130 167 0 76
2 0:07:48 1 66 20 7:48 5:22 141 163 0 89
3 0:07:36 1 30 39 7:36 5:14 144 149 0 90
4 0:07:46 1 43 52 7:46 5:53 143 148 0 92
5 0:07:41 1 203 299 7:41 6:04 144 151 0 90
6 0:07:39 1 210 72 7:39 6:24 150 156 0 93
7 0:07:28 1 85 102 7:28 5:42 154 157 0 92
8 0:07:18 1 7 66 7:18 6:52 154 161 0 87
9 0:00:37 0.08 -- 13 8:04 6:52 159 161 0 8
Summary 1:02:41 8.08 653 1,079 7:45 5:14 144 167 0 717


Later in the day I did a 4 mile easy run that took 35 minutes.

Onward and upward!!


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" Beyond the very extreme of fatigue and distress, we may find amounts of ease and power we never dreamed ourselves to own, sources of strength never taxed at all because we never push through the obstruction."

* It takes courage to push yourself to places that you have never been before... to test your limits... to break through barriers. And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” - Anais Nin