Shutdown by the Heat Again

Days since last run less than 70°F: 108 (April 27th)

45¼ miles for the week
M – 4¾ miles,, average pace 8:40 mpm, 87°F (?) at 4AM [Dow]
Tu – 5¾ miles, average pace 7:08 mpm (The measured “Dow-Minus” two-miles were 14:05 going out and coming back was 13:52), 87°F at 4AM [S-B/Dow]
W – 5¾ miles, average pace 6:58 mpm, with 3x1Mile/400 recoveries, Miles in 6:19, 6:15, and 6:07, 90°F at 7PM with sun [B’Wood Track]
Th – 4 miles, average pace 8:16 mpm, 83°F at 4AM [Dow-]
F - 8 miles, average pace 7:35 mpm, 92°F (Galveston) at 2:30PM but really wasn’t too bad along the waterline at the beach with a nice cross-breeze [Surfside 8.5-11-8.5-10-8.5]
Sa – 7, average pace 8:25 mpm, sun and a few clouds 96°F at 2PM [SeaC/NTrail/SeaC]
Su – 10, average pace 9:00 mpm, started out decently at about 7:40mpm, but the heat got to me and I struggled to make it home, 95°F at 11AM [SeaC/NTrail-2Mw1M/SeaC]

I desperately need to buy a new pair of shoes. I’ll try and get up to Houston and hit the running stores during the “sales tax holiday” this weekend. There are only four more weeks until the 18-week plan for the 2008 Houston Marathon. I saw on their website they have a discount for active duty and retired (including yours truly) military…woo-hoo!