YESTERDAY'S SUMMARY: 3.1 miles, 33:40

YESTERDAY’S SUMMARY:
3.1 miles, 33:40 = 10:51 min/mile pace
Avg heart rate = 186
I thought I was running well last night, and at ~2.1 miles I glanced at my watch to see 22:something, on pace to equal my run on Saturday. But maybe I saw wrong, or maybe I slowed down a lot in the last mile, or maybe I’m just measuring my route incorrectly!
I’d planned to run on the Gilruth trail, but ended up going home and running from my apartment complex instead. This means following a very boring route, since my street is a half mile semi-circle that intersects a very busy road on both ends, and the idea of running along the very busy road in the 5:30-6:30 timeframe doesn’t really thrill me.
Anyway. One lap around my apartment complex is half a mile, one length of the semi-circle street is half a mile, and from my complex entrance to one end and back is ~0.6 miles, so in the right combination it adds up to a 5K. More or less. I’m not really sure, and it’s probably not even accurate to compare my runs from one day to the other because I’ll run a bit farther based on whether I’m waiting for a car to pass, etc. I should ride it on my bike and measure.
But it was good to get out running. The weather was nice enough, though it’s starting to get a bit warm for my liking (which begs the question, how do I even attempt to run in Houston between May and September?). But the sun was bright and the breeze was cool, and I had my mp3 player going. I was wearing the knee brace, but my knee still ached a bit. The doctor said I could keep running, so I will continue to do so at least until I go back in 6 weeks for a followup. He said if it’s not getting better at that point, we’ll have to do something more aggressive…