Tempo run day...the test

Today I woke up with the "sniffles".

Yesterday I could tell something was coming on. I planned on running in the morning, but I'm glad I forgot to set my alarm. I needed the sleep.

I'm part of a research study and I had an appointment for blood work and measurements this morning.

From two years ago my weight has went from 101.5 kg to 83.1 kg, my waist from 106 cm to 79.9 cm and my hips from 105.6 cm to 85.9 cm. Also my resting heart rate sitting down is now 41 bpm.

I'm loving it!

I ran after work and I felt like I was going slower than last week and the heart rate was always at the top end at 139 bpm. It was a 50 minute tempo run and I ran an 8:28, 18 seconds slower than last weeks tempo run.

I wasn't surprised, as I was feeling a slight cold coming on and my nose was running.

Friday is my test day, where I find out if I'm getting any fitter.

This week it didn't count!