Greg's Running Blog

Today was the first time I actually ran in the dark. I didn’t have time to work out at lunch so I just had to run after the kids went down to bed. I have bought a headlamp made by Princeton Tec It has worked awesome even in the light drizzly rain. This thing is supposedly water resistant so the light drizzle I had to run in did not bother it. It gave great visibility on the road and it gave enough right up front where I could see my watch too. All in all a must have for night time running.

I have also ordered a belt and flashing Firefly Supernova from www.RoadID.com. These are going to make me more visible which is a must on the dark rural roads of Texan suburbia. I have also ordered a Wrist ID and I should have it by the end of next week.

The run was rather uneventful. Instead of the 3×1 intervals I did yesterday I walked half a mile, ran three then jogged another half. While running I have tried to keep a pace between 10 and 11 minute miles, I certainly did not want to overdo it. The run was painless and felt good. My heart rate stayed steady during the run, for the 3 miles it averaged 155 bmp. My pace averaged out to be 10:31 which is right smack in the middle of what I targeted it to be. Overall it was a pretty good workout and I had a really good time with it. My back is hurting a bit and I’m not sure if it’s from the running or the strength training but my guess is from the running so I’ll definitely have to keep an eye on it. It’s not my lower back which I usually have problems with it’s my middle section.

Walking/Running/Jogging

• 46 minutes 43 seconds
• 4 miles
• 145 bmp avg heart rate
• 579 calories