Friday 11 April 2014

Dawn chorus

This morning started with an amber warning on my HRV. I think being so busy at work, with family life and the fact I had a few beers to relax last night were probably the reasons. So sticking with this system I cut back my planned run to 10 miles around Chatelherault and I paid close attention to my heart rate on the way round.
It was a beautiful early morning and the birds were in full song. For the first time ever I heard a wood pecker doing his thing, it was amazing. The sun shone and the forrest was just stunning so it made my  run special. It allowed my thoughts to wander and get some quality time with myself. Not a bad thing to do when you're so busy. My heart rate was perfect which means I must have got the pace right. I could have run another lap as I was feeling great but time was getting on and I had a busy day ahead.
My calf strain disappeared as I was wearing compression calf guards. I'd not been wearing them recently - I won't make that mistake again because they really work.
Tomorrow I am aiming for a15 mile run but it's a late night with dad's taxi duties so I hope that won't affect my HRV tomorrow. Feeling great and with two weeks to go I'm looking forward to the 'Fling.