Training 2008W21-22

I took a week off of anything other than stretching after the marathon and am now slowly starting to move my legs again. [1] Something like:

Sunday (marathon)
The next Sunday: 3.8 mi around the neighborhood @ 8:22/mi
Tuesday: bicycle commute (20 mi @ 17mph)
Wednesday: Trail run at N. Chagrin with CTC group, 5.6 mi @ 10:10/mi
Sunday: Ride 1 hr @ 15 mph average, medium effort

Sunday's ride was down into the valley and back: average 22 mph there (peak 35mph; note to self: check handlebar alignment before doing that again), 11 mph back. I stopped at Caribou for unleaded beans on the way back, confusing the bean-counter by asking for 1/4 lb in each of two small bags. Isn't that why bike jersey pockets are symmetric?

My HRM claims that my max for the ride was 239. 239?! That wasn't a single goofy beat either; according to the data shown, I spent some time in 200+. Maybe my metal spokes rotate at RF frequency, interfering with the wireless HR transmission? Given that I've maxed out in the high 190s during hill repeat runs, I find these rates hard to believe. Then again, the profile over time makes sense: after 15 minutes or so, my HR settled to 160 and stayed there.

Wednesday's run was beautiful: after work, sunny with a cool breeze, full of summery sights and smells. I'm glad the CTC regulars had some idea of how to construct an hour run from the myriad of available trails; I'll definitely hit this weekly meeting as my schedule allows. Here's the gmap of our run route. And here's why my legs were more tired afterward than on my traditional 6-miler on the streets:

[1] I was going to write a footnote to that, but I don't remember why.