An excellent Run...

Today was the day. It was my first run after my massive leg weights workout and a couple day rest period.

I knew things were starting off well when I put on my heart rate monitor. It was only 45 minutes after eating dinner, when my heart rate is typically higher due to eating, and it was in the high 50's and low 60's. Remarkable. By resting, my body was telling me through the heart rate that it was feeling better.

Then on the run, my calf did not hurt and my Achilles had very mild soreness and much better than 3 days ago. During the run it became apparent to me that the weights made a difference. Then it dawned on me that I haven't done weights on my legs for years. Perhaps this was a factor to my aches and pains on my calf's and Achilles?

The run was good. It is real nice out, especially for this time of year, it was around 14C. For the first half of the run I was very aerobic and for the last half I was in the 145 - 152 bpm range.

I only did 5 plus miles, but what I'm reading is that the volume of the workout is not critical, that what matters is the volume for the week. That it may be better to do more workouts at less volume per workout.

Overall, I'm very pleased with today's workout.