Another Encino run
This morning I got up early, took Charlie for a short walk, read for a little bit and then went for my run. Loren and I were planning to drive down to San Diego this afternoon, and I knew that if I didn’t run in the morning, it would be pretty tough to run later in the day. We’ve been going to sleep pretty early and I’ve been sleeping well, so I felt good in the morning. I was supposed to try to find some trails and hills to run, but looking for that in Encino wasn’t going to be easy. Because I was going to be running on a flat course, I decided to run hard. It felt great. I only ran for 45 minutes, but it was my longest run in a couple weeks and my third run in a row. Tomorrow, I swim.
My HR monitor was acting a little screwy today. When I started it, it wouldn’t pick up my heart rate signal, then it started showing a heart rate over 200bpm, which I knew was wrong. After a couple minutes, it was back in the 140’s and 150’s, which I think was right. It had a similar problem on Sunday.
We’re having a great trip so far. The weather’s been great, family hasn’t been too overwhelming, we’re getting good sleep, training as much as we want and eating tons. Unlike some of our past trips out here, we’re not running around like crazy. Tonight, we split up. I wanted to come down to San Diego to see my family and Elizabeth and her family are spending a last night in LA. They’re coming down to San Diego tomorrow and then three days later we’re flying home.
Run – December 26
Time: 45:02
Distance: 6.25 miles
Average heart rate: 156
Course: Encino bus path to Balboa Park
Conditions: Cool, clear, nearly perfect running weather