8 Mi Treadmill Benchmark

Decided to do the 8 mi treadmill benchmark. Had no idea what to expect and didn't really care much what happened. Avg heart rate of 160bpm. On the chart attached this run is at the far right. Lower than the last time I did it (when I freaked out because it was so high) but not as low as I'd like it (but is it really ever?) I didn't look at my heart rate during the run. And the run felt easy. I never felt like I was hurting too much. Based on my RPE I expected something like an average of 150bpm. So I was a little surprised to see that near the end I was around 170bpm. Oh well. It's early in the season and I haven't been putting in that many hours. Good starting point.

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