Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - Ryan

Another easy 7 miles today. Again, due to a shortage of routes and traffic on Highland Colony at lunch, I ran on the trail. As I said yesterday, I was going to run easy today, and I did. I averaged 73% of Max HR for the entire run, which is perfect for an easy run. 73% put me at the low end of Zone 3, defined as:

"In this zone -- reached by running easily as an example -- you improve your functional capacity. The number and size of your blood vessels actually increase, you step up your lung capacity and respiratory rate, and your heart increases in size and strength so you can exercise longer before becoming fatigued. You're still metabolizing fats and carbohydrates at about a 50-50 rate which means both are burning at the same ratio."

Garmin Connect - Activity Details for RNR NOLA 17

You guessed it, another 7 miles tomorrow and 7 Saturday.

Looks like Garett and Taxi are both making strong progress early in training. Rumor is Garett just picked up a Garmin 405, so hopefully he'll start mapping his routes as well.

Daily mileage: 7.0
Weekly mileage: 22.0
Miles on Lunartrainers: 107.0
Miles on Lunaracers: 49.4