My Garmin VO2 max hit 50 for the first time since June 2023. That's up from 41 at the beginning of January and I've been gaining about 1 point a month. I know its arbitrary but I've been waiting for that 50 spot for a while... I peaked at 49 last year and then quickly declined and this year I've been at 49 since mid July.
Maintaining motivation is the next hurdle. Grade school XC season is just beginning and that keeps me excited about running. I drop Maya off at 6:10 in the morning and then it's my turn to run. Having a reason to get up and ready at 5:20 AM gives me a lot more time to prep and get a run in. I've been continuing to follow the Garmin watch coach plan as well so having something dictating my work has helped keep me headed out the door as well.
My weight loss continues as well, albeit slowly. I'm down about 10 lbs on the year to 185. I've been stalled out at 185 for a couple weeks now but if I keep training and the miles keep going up then hopefully the weight will keep dropping.
Today's run went pretty well. I am still sore and stiff from Saturday's 5K and didn't feel the best as I got out the door. I was happy that the plan was only calling for 34 minute run at 9:00 pace. Once I got moving I felt ok... eventually I started pushing it a bit too much probably. I ran 8:37, 8:29, 8:09, 8:00 for my splits and finished with 4.11 miles at an average pace of 8:16 and average HR of 145. I felt pretty good about that until I compared it to Maya's run if 4.16 at an average pace of 7:58. Clear case of one ups man ship. At least I can beat her in a 5K (for now).
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