A Little Sore, but Still Kickin' It.

Last night, after remembering that I said I'd watch the National Championship game with Michael at the Hauber's house, I thought I'd just take a jog over there.  Erin took Ellie straight over from daycare, and I went home, changed and hit the pavement. It's only about 4.1 miles, but I figured I'd get a little creative on the run to stretch it out.  I ended up going 4.69 miles:

I took it easy.  I tried to keep my breathing consistent at 3 steps per breath in, 3 steps per breath out.  This is normally just fine on flat, downhill, or grades under 1%, but I really had to take it easy in a few places to keep that breathing rate. That occurred mainly in the last mile and a half where it gets really hilly (closer to the river).  I'm not really sure why I decided to do that, other than my thought that keeping that rhythm and forcing myself to run slower, I might succeed in keeping my heart rate in check.  It seemed to work.  I felt great at the end of the run.  Here's the elevation breakdown (courtesy of MapMyRun.com):

Well, tonight is supposed to be the last day of the unseasonably nice weather we've been experiencing as of late.  I'll probably try to sneak in a 5-6 miler and plan on resting/cross-training on Wednesday.  If I do manage a run tonight, I'll have another post coming along shortly.

Good times,

Running Total:
January: 20.20
2012:  20.20