Raining, cool 42 degrees, 8:30AM PST - not a bad day to run. Started out and saw a double rainbow – it was between rain’s and the sun was rising opposite the rainbow – beautiful. So I decided I simply had to run. Pace was smooth at first – running with my iPod so I was fighting the beat with my own rhythm. I expected to feel it around the mile marker – felt it at 3/4 of a mile – so I slowed a bit from 8 to 9 minute miles. Felt stronger at a mile so took it back up to 7.5-8.0 min miles and then back down.
Mile 1: 8:57 max 8.1mph AHR: 153BPM
Mile 2: 9:25 max 7.5mph AHR: 174BPM
Mile 3: 9:31 max 7.9mph AHR 173BPM
Total – 3.14 miles 30 minutes 9.37/mile avg pace 166 avg heart rate
And my pace based on the
Here is the Graph from the Nike Software

