I love this weather!!!

This is how it's supposed to be! Cool with a slight North breeze with the smell of the occasional fireplace burning while I run down the street at night. I ran without carrying any fluids, which I haven't done for at least 2 years, while on my 5 mile jaunt down the quiet neighborhood streets of Austin. I covered the distance in just under 40 minutes with an average pace of 7:55 and a heart rate average of 139bpm. That felt good! I've began focusing on running at low heart rates last Wednesday and have continued doing so through my 3 hour Saturday trail run and 2.5 hour Sunday trail run. Saturday seemed slow and difficult. I was getting leg fatigue in muscles where there is normally no soreness. Sunday was a much better result, however. I'm hitting the gym several times a week and doing base building with weights and I've added yoga to my routine. The interesting thing about yoga is I was scared to go to the class, initially. Olga had to keep encouraging me to go. After several minutes into my first solo foray into yoga I was hooked! I plan to keep up with my low heart rate training and rebuild my aerobic base for the indefinite future. It's nice to not feel beat up after a run.