5.31 miles, 40:56
Inexplicably I seem to be slowing down. I’ve been cross-training by riding my bike attached to a trainer in my basement for around 20 minutes a day. Yet all of my runs have been slower since I started doing that. I think I need to increase the resistance on the bike trainer and make it a tougher work out for my lungs. My legs are fine but I keep running out of gas.
Truthfully, I could have done more today and I had planned to go 7 miles. But, I started out to late and didn’t bring my new head lamp. I’ve also been having problems with the foot pad I inserted into my root shoe. The tape dissolved and now the foot pad painfully slides down into the arch of my foot after just a few miles. I’ve got to get that sorted out before the next run. Duct tape to the rescue.
Despite what the map shows this is a complete loop. The forerunner again had trouble contacting a satellite until I stopped to stretch. I’ve also noticed that the new 205 forerunner thinks my pace is considerably slower than the 201 did. This is not only annoying but it extremely discouraging. So, pace down, pain up. Great.
I’ve still got the 10k at Haines point in mind for next month. We’ll see if I can’t pick up the pace by then.