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October 15, 2005
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This morning I didn't run until almost 11. Nathalie had her first assigment just beyond La Rochette, and she didn't make it back until 10:45. She's helping a girl who has to pass the bac next year and according to Nathalie has quite a bit of work left learning English.
Meanwhile I worked with Tim on math, geometry, and regional French specialties, everything from munster cheese to caramels to coppa. His assignment was to read a few pages about which foods originated in which regions, and to locate some of them on a map of France. For extra credit, he had bananas. Think départements d'outre mer.
At almost 11, I went out for 19.6 km (12,2 mi) around Pontcharra. My legs felt wimpy today, slightly out of joint with some tiredness at less than 15 km. The pace at around 4:38/km (7:28/mi) seems okay for a long run, especially since my average heart rate was down around 74% of max.
Near the very end I tried speeding up. My body reacted slowly. It had settled in to the easy pace. My heart rate took a while to rise, hitting only 160 in the last few seconds.
Next week I start the taper in earnest.
Posted by Mark at October 15, 2005 02:51 PM
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