Runnin in the rain

Quick post tonight.

Had a great run tonight that reminded me of how I felt in Montreal. The plan was for 70 minutes total with 30 minutes in the middle at my Steady State pace range. This is 10 more minutes at the Steady State pace than last week.

Surprisingly the pace felt easy tonight. A large part of that was that my HR was lower than last week (163 vs 167). With the HR lower I felt like I had room to go faster or longer if I had too.

The last two Steady State runs had not felt comfortable. They were doable but there was a lot of hard work to get them done. It makes you wonder if you’ll ever be able to run that pace again. It’s almost like magic when the day comes again and you’re running the pace at a comfortable exertion level.

Tonight’s run started in the rain but after the first few minutes the intensity was not there. It was really just a drizzle by the end. It’s easy to not want to run in the rain but it really felt nice once I got goning. Need to remember that in the future.