Week 2-- Day 4, good run for the New Year!

Despite having some champagne to celebrate 2015's arrival last night I had a solid run today. I ran at about 12:30 this afternoon. My goal was to do 5 miles at 11:45 mile pace, and I was successfully able to average a 11:43 pace. I used a 3:1 ratio and ran at 5.7mph and walked for 3.7mph.

I paid pretty close attention to my heart rate, and it got into the 120's near the end, which is fine, I feel "pushed" when I get into and over 135 or so, so no where near that. I was pleased by the 1 minute recovery walks, where the heart rate dropped pretty quickly into the low 100's and in some cases below 100. I think this is the hidden beauty of the Galloway method, it controls your heart rate, and while there is going to be creep as you go further, proper hydration and food intake can control that over very long runs.

My 8 miler on Monday had a similar heart rate profile, drifting up to 130 by mile 8, and recovering down into the 100's. Hopefully training and increased aerobic fitness as I train will lower the training rate and allow me to cruise along like this on race day.