I ran 8 miles today on the indoor track as I was trying to avoid the ice again. I was forced upstairs to the crummy track as people were playing basketball, volleyball, and frisbee on the nice track, which meant that I was unable to rotate directions as I ran (the upstairs track is only three lanes wide, wheras the downstairs track has 8 lanes). I was trying harder to run more slowly and not get excited by other people on the track, and with 1 mile left I was on pace to finish in about 1:03:00, however I was feeling good and I decided to run the last mile hard. My HR maxed out at 191 during the last mile and I ran a 5:18 with laps of 59, 58, 59, 59, 56, and 27 (half lap). I wonder if this track is actually longer than what is stated (it is listed as 5.5 laps to a mile). Whether it is long or not, this upstairs track is relatively slow as it is essentially a rectangle with rounded corners, and you have to slow down frequently due to the sharpness of the corners.
Total time for the run ended up at 1:00:13, with an average HR of 146. Average HR was at 140 bpm at 7 miles. This run also in my mind supports the dehydration = high HR theory as I again forgot to drink much during the day. I need to remember to drink more so that I can actually test my good hydration = low HR theory.
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