Day 63: Relaxed

From Me and the Road

Date: 3/4/09

Consecutive Days Run: 63

Runner: Brandon Wood

Shoes: Newton AW Trainers

Location: New York, NY

Type of Run: Middle distance for endurance

Time of Day: 2:26 PM EST

Distance Run: 9.14 miles

Time Run: 01:09:09

Average Pace: 07:33 per mile

Weather Conditions: Cool (45 degrees Fahrenheit)

Disposition: Good

Link to Run Detail: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/26095528

About the Run: My assigned run for today was: Run a nice relaxed pace. Zone 2 Nice relaxed shoulders and hands. Tall and quiet. I took this very much to heart and was sure to take what felt like a very relaxed pace and posture. During this run I made a point of looking around and enjoying the scenery and ignoring anything to do with pace or effort, which is to say, I relaxed. I kept this up for the entire run, having no idea what my pace was the entire time. It felt good.

Since I usually do an out and back route when I run during the day, I got some wind in my face today. It wasn’t tremendously windy, but there was enough that it felt completely still on the way downtown. Once I turned around and headed back uptown, the wind hit me a little more. I remained relaxed as much as I could but I did catch myself picking up the effort more than I should have a couple of times. All in all, a very good, relaxed run.

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