LSD...Not The Drug...Long Slow Distance

Good morning.

Another sunny and warm summer day on track for today. Gotta love it.

I need to swim and the thought of heading to Ohio Street Beach instead of the X Sport pool is on my mind. Either way, I'll be in some water somewhere.

I enjoyed the heat yesterday with a nice 11 mile slow run along Lake Michigan. The water was so calm and flat that I wanted to jump in. Since I started triathlon training something has happened to me. Sometimes when I am near water I have an urge to jump in like a Lab.

My average pace was over 9 minutes per mile. It has been a long time since I've had the discipline to keep the pace slow like this. But, I know the slow twitch muscle fibers need some wakening up.

One thought that kept me slow was thinking of burning fat instead of glycogen. Also, it has been a while since I've run on two consecutive days and I wanted my legs to adjust.

Split Time Moving Time Distance Elevation Gain Elevation Loss Avg Pace Avg Moving Pace Best Pace Avg HR Max HR Steps Calories
1 0:09:35 0:09:28 1 0 7 9:35 9:28 7:07 110 123 0 83
2 0:09:10 0:09:02 1 14 0 9:10 9:02 6:53 117 123 0 85
3 0:09:14 0:09:16 1 0 0 9:14 9:16 6:45 123 129 0 91
4 0:09:21 0:09:20 1 0 16 9:21 9:20 4:11 124 129 0 91
5 0:09:28 0:09:28 1 6 3 9:28 9:28 8:37 131 137 0 100
6 0:09:09 0:09:01 1 17 6 9:09 9:01 7:58 135 140 0 99
7 0:09:28 0:09:23 1 5 4 9:28 9:23 6:58 135 141 0 94
8 0:09:28 0:09:29 1 0 0 9:29 9:29 5:45 133 140 0 93
9 0:09:28 0:09:24 1 0 0 9:28 9:24 7:19 137 146 0 100
10 0:09:19 0:09:13 1 0 5 9:19 9:13 7:15 138 145 0 99
11 0:09:26 0:09:18 1 9 9 9:26 9:18 6:12 143 148 0 109
12 0:00:01 0:00:01 0 0 0 8:10 5:48 7:56 144 144 0 1
Summary 1:43:13 1:42:23 11 51 49 9:22 9:18 4:11 129 148 0 1,045



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