Warm and Sunny

Good morning from my favorite chair.

Another, even more beautiful, sunny day in Chicago. It is so excellent to have a 68 degree day with SW winds in Chicago. That means no lake cooling effect which means warmth by the lake. That does not happen much in the spring here. Many times the temperature could be 70 away from the lake and 50 near the lake because of NE breezes. Drives me nuts because I live near the lake.

The main goal of days like this is to just enjoy them as much as possible. Get out there and soak up the sun. It makes the soul happy.

Yesterday I took it easy and ran an easy 6 aerobic miles. No running today even though Boston Bound calls for 8 miles. I may change my mind, but, the reason for not running today is because I may run my 20 miler tomorrow. I've run a lot of miles this winter in various conditions. I think I am prepared for running in crap weather. So, running 20 tomorrow in a temp of 65 might be more like conditions in Boston. Who knows?

My heart rate data continues to look very low.

Split Time Distance Elevation Gain Elevation Loss Avg Speed Max Speed Avg HR Max HR Steps Calories
1 0:09:00 1 52 56 9:00 7:15 124 164 0 85
2 0:08:28 1 98 82 8:28 6:44 123 129 0 85
3 0:02:06 0.22 52 26 9:33 7:23 113 128 0 13
4 0:00:02 0 -- 0 12:09 8:56 117 117 0 1
5 0:08:42 1 190 121 8:42 4:11 116 126 0 88
6 0:08:52 1 128 69 8:52 7:07 119 124 0 86
7 0:08:38 1 39 79 8:38 7:00 122 130 0 88
8 0:07:00 0.81 10 56 8:38 7:36 125 133 0 68
Summary 0:52:52 6.03 571 489 8:45 4:11 121 164 0 514



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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