Thursday, July 16, 2009

Same Temperature, But Not As Hot

Days Since Last Run Below 80°F: 23 It was 77°F on June 25th.
Days Since Last Run Below 70°F: 56 (May 21, a pretty nice Spring this year)



37½ miles for the week of July 6th through 12th

M – 4 miles, average pace 8:51 mpm, 84°F at 4AM [Dow-]
Tu - 4¾ miles, average pace 7:24 mpm, 84°F at 4AM [Dow]
W – 4¼ miles, 6x400/200, average pace 7:28 mpm, 400s in 85, 84, 80, 82, 81, and 81 (a little better than last week), 87°F at 7PM [B’Wood]
Th – sleep, 84°F at 4AM
F - 7¾ miles, overall average pace 8:12, 92°F at Noon [SeaC/SSTrail-BR/SeaC]
Sa – 7¾ miles, overall average pace 7:56, 89°F at 10AM [SeaC/SSTrail-BR/SeaC]
Su – 9 miles, average pace of 8:31 mpm, crashed in the heat after about six miles, 83°F from 8AM [SeaC/SSTrail-2M/SeaC]

I went to Glen Rose Sunday and was able to run up there on Monday and Tuesday. I started Monday's run just before 8AM and it was heating up fast. The Glen Rose High School had 85°F to 88°F and that was about the same temperature recorded up at the Granbury Airport. But the dewpoint was way down in the lower 60s and a recovery run at 8:10 pace felt nice and easy. Tuesday morning I got out a little earlier and was able to run in 81°F conditions at 7AM with no dew or fog anywhere! Even though the high temperatures both days were around 105°F, running was much easier.

Here are couple of pictures from the courthouse square in Glen Rose:







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