techno "for runner" elgreca

armed with my brand spanking new garmin forrunner 305 gps complete with heart rate monitor and a multiplicity of training features i suppose training will be all about the numbers. i plan on focusing on heart rate zones coupled with my perceived rate of exertion. this will be different then just time and distance comparison on strict pre planned courses. by incorporating this type of training i think i can bust through the walls and time boundaries simply by working more often and operating with a different set of goals. i was feeling totally unmotivated these last few weeks. i watched and listened to the tech girls review training logs and future marathon plans and register for upcoming races. i think that this new focus on heart zones and a whole new set of numbers will breath new life into my training plan which has been totally unstructured. i ran by myself and for the first time in a really long time i thought about the individual mile and not just negative splits or mile ave. i'm hoping to be more productive overall and more helpful and cheerful to my family especially. so here are the stats. next time i'll hopefully have the heart rate zones to report. i just didn't want to be overwhelmed by the Intel.

total calories 388
total time 36.12
total distance 4.06
ave lap 8.55

lap 1 9.14
lap 2 8.56
lap 3 8.48
lap 4 8.44

now i know that i wasn't exactly flying on this run but it was very comfortable and relaxing. if i were to just focus on pace i would have thought that it should have felt harder. this is precisely why working on a new set of numbers like heart rate zones will remove the shoulds and should nots.