64 days to go - Long run in the sun with Miles and John Lee

Route #14 Duration : 2 hrs 18 min 38 sec Energy : 1564 KCal Distance : 15.8 miles Max HR : 147 Bpm Av HR : 134 Bpm Mile pace : 08:46 min/mile Mission statement :- 16 miles approx 2hrs 30 slow (Pace 9:20 HR min122 - av130 - max138) Wow, what a fantastic day, bright sunshine in a clear blue sky and only a mild breeze. A good day for a long run. Too good it seems, I don't know if it was the weather or the sounds of Miles Davis and John Lee Hooker on the .pm3 player, but as usual I ran a little harder than proscribed. I felt really good up to 10 miles, but after that I had to up my heart rate above 138 to maintain the pace over the next 6 miles. Needless to say that pace was too quick, but it was even throughout the run even though I had to work harder than planned in the last third to achieve it. Having been an unbeliever in the benefits of running with a .mp3 player, I find myself becoming converted. Listening to Miles today was spot on, the music is not overwhelmingly rhythmic so it does not interfere with your body rhythms while providing somewhere else for the mind to go. Oh well, another training week over and a rest day tomorrow. ttfn ;)