Daily Quote: "Tune-up races are important benchmarks of your fitness and prepare you mentally for the rigors of racing. Because less is at stake, even the toughest workout isn't as mentally demanding as a race. After all, in a race, when you're competing against other runners, there's a fine margin between relative success and relative failure. Similarly, in a race you're committed to finish (or you should be) whether you're having a good day or a lousy day; in a workout, if things aren't going well, you can always stop early with your pride relatively intact. --Pfitzinger/Douglas, "Advanced Marathoning," pg 36.
Today is a Recovery Run from yesterday's Long Run AND a Taper Run for this upcoming Tune-up Race, The "27th Annual Turkey Trot 10k Race."
Recovery/Taper Run.7 miles. Time, 1:06. Overall Pace, 9:25 minute miles. 10:15 a.m. Out and back to Smoke Ranch. 66 degrees with 5 mph wind. (Note: my maximum heart rate is 191 bpm) Average heart rate: 144 bpm. Cardiac drift. 152 bpm. Left ankle feels so much better today, but will continue icing and pampering the ankle.
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