Where shall I run tonight?

Well, I left tonight wanting to mix things up a bit, but not knowing where exactly I wanted to go. So my route was rather random, but I got it done. Left around 8 PM, which has me running through sunset these past few days. It's kind of nice, but I have to be careful of the cars and all. I still don't have the "wear light colors" down very good, but I do a pretty good job making sure I'm on the correct side of the street so I'm running against the traffic and can see what's coming at me.

I'm getting better at the settings on my Garmin. Have it set now where it automatically records a new split for each mile that I go. I like being able to see my pace from one mile to the next, and even comparing from one night to the next. It will be even more interesting once I start increasing my distances.

I wasn't feeling as energetic tonight as I normally do when I run. Probably cause I haven't eaten as well as I should today. We also took the family to the Nikiski pool today too. I didn't do anything too intense there. Mainly played in the kiddie pool with the little kids. I set a goal at the beginning of this week to run for 30 minutes straight, 4 nights a week, for 2 weeks straight. I'm right on track for that goal as of tonight. I think once I make it through next week, I'm ready to start increasing my time/distance a little bit. I also have a feeling that will mean slowing down my pace a little bit as I add more time and distance to my run. That will be a little bit of a challenge I think. As weird as it may sound, I'm kind of competitive, even within myself, and once I've started running at once pace, I hate to slow it down. But I'm going to have to do that as I increase my time and distance, at least initially.

Tonight's stats: Time 32:17 -- 30:30 minutes running, the remainder was the cooldown walk home. 3.1 miles. Avg speed -- 5.8 MPH. Max speed 8.2 MPH. Avg heart rate -- 154 BPM; Max heart rate -- 163 BPM.