And we are running

Went for my first run in two weeks this morning. It was good as expected. Only went for four easy miles just to be safe and test my knee. Despite hurting off and on over the past two weeks it felt fine running. I don't think it's a running injury because it isn't any worse post run, if anything it's better which leads me to believe it's a mobility issue. I'll try to focus more on what I know I should be doing anyway: stretching, rolling, strengthening. A little goes a long, long way. 

Since I hadn't been running I figured it a good time to play with the "Recovery" settings on my Suunto Ambit 3 Peak watch. I'd always forgotten to do this in a rest phase. It needs to be calibrated and in the middle of heavy mileage and lack of sleep isn't a good time to do it. The watch tracks your sleep and heart rate all night giving you an estimate of how recovered you are and also your actual minimum resting heart rate. It's probably best to still adjust training by "feel" versus what the tech says but fun to see the numbers. I was extremely happy my resting heart rate was tracked at 31 beats per minute! 

Oh, and a side note my blood pressure has been below what is considered "normal." Historically it's insanely high. Only change I've made is no meat or dairy. I still eat a boat load of fruit, raw and cooked vegetables, and have added more beans, quinoa, rice, and starchy vegetables. One thing to keep in mind too is I don't eat processed junk food, candy, or "meat replacement products." I'm excited to get my blood checked this winter and see how the numbers compare to last year having cut out animal products since June. 

No official training plans yet, just going to ease back into it and then in November most likely formulate more of a focus.