What I’ve been staring at

Today’s run (street): 3.2 miles

I have a consulting practice that focuses on digital media business and technology. I’m in the process of expanding my portfolio of services. That involves including more strategic partners and re-branding my website. I’m spending time on the development site whenever I can fit it in. Although I get input from my partners, I’m handling both the web design and the technology. This is fun for me, but staring at HTML and JavaScript code for hours really wears me out.

I’m hoping that will explain the gap between my perceived effort (PE) on today’s run and my actual performance. I didn’t expect to see impressive numbers when I checked my Garmin after my run, but I ended up running over a minute slower than how the run felt. It was a more challenging workout than I’d anticipated. It was also a sign that I haven’t gained back as much speed as I hoped I would by now.

It was interesting to see that the Garmin data showed that my average cadence was up measurably, compared to my last few runs (174 vs. 168 SPM). So my turnover was good. Had I opened up my stride a little more, my pace time would have likely reflected my PE. It’s something to think about on my next run. But I won’t be thinking about it until Saturday, because Hal gives me a rest day tomorrow. Great, more time to code my site.