17 January 2008

 It started raining after I woke up at 5:45 AM. I planned to run at 6:00 AM but it was raining hard and it gave me time to check if the Globe Internet Connection was already working. I was really frustrated to see that it was not yet working and I opted to take my usual morning green tea and eventually had my breakfast. 

I started running once the rains stopped at 9:00 AM. I ran along the 2-mile route inside the camp with the road wet and damp. Sometimes, there are parts of the road which are slippery because of the thick moss that grow on top of the road. I tried to avoid the accumulated water along the road and the slippery moss which made my run as slow and controlled but more comfortable.

 I finished 3 rounds around the 2-mile route with the following times: 

2 miles—18:18 minutes 

4 miles—35:43 minutes 

6 miles—53:37 minutes 

I ran the second round at 17:25 minutes while my third round’s time was 17:54 minutes. I ran one mile as my cool-down run and later made my post-stretching exercises. This run was an easy run with an average pace of 8:56 minutes per mile or 5:35 minutes per kilometer. 

My TIMEX Watch Zone Trainer Digital Heart Monitor registered the following data: 

Elapsed Time—53:37 minutes 

Time In Zone—47:42 minutes 

Maximum HR—157 

Minimum HR—100 

Average HR—142 

Total Calories—647   

Total Distance: 7 miles or 11.2 kilometers