Lost

This has never happened to me before, but recently my Garmin has given me errors when I've plugged it into my computer. Tonight I received the same error message, but upon attempting to sync up the run that I had just completed mysteriously disappeared. Checking the watch produced the same miserable result, even though after finishing my run I checked out the final pace and time, and I sure as hell know I ran. Anyway, I hope that this doesn't become an ongoing problem because I like my stats...

The run, without any proof, was nice and slow. I wanted to protect the knee, which was still feeling a bit off, and I also figured I'd try to run in the low heart rate range after reading somewhere that my typical Zone 3 workout (140-160bpm) was not only to be avoided, but to be avoided ALWAYS. I have to do more reading on this, but for tonight it was good to stay below 140bpm the entire way. In fact it was a good source of motivation and I really didn't care about my pace at all. Whenever my heart rate would trickle up to 140bpm I would immediately slow it down a bit.

In the end I managed 8km in (what I remember from the watch) 49:27 for an average pace of 6:10/km (9:55/mile). I definitely held the heart rate in the mid 130s, and the knee was tight but felt better than two days ago. My worries are now transferred from my knee to my Garmin...