This is all that I am going to say about the weather today. I just keep reminding myself that it will eventually cool off. While my Newport friends have nice, crisp mornings to run and I am still running on the surface of the sun, this will shift. When they are having to do 10 mile runs on the treadmill because it is -9 degrees in January and February, I will still be running outside.....and it may only be crisp.
Today's long run was 4 miles. I was determined to do the run that I mapped last week. I put on my brand new road cone orange running shirt and off I went. I screwed it up again. I turned too early and then went straight when I should have turned. When I got home, I thought I had rocked a 4.3 mile run. With my finish time, I thought I had run a 12.65 minute mile. Alas, I mapped what I actually ran when I got home. The missed turn knocked about a half mile off the route, so I only ran 4.1 miles. (Ha! ONLY!) So, instead of a sub-13 minute mile, I am holding steady at 13.3 minute miles. Still, I did it. I didn't cheat the running intervals and my toes didn't fall asleep. (Side note - I passed the turnaround street for my "short" 2 mile runs coming and going. It seemed easy today when I knew that I still had pretty far to go and then again when I thought of how far I had been.)
Next week is a 5 mile run. I am going to try to run somewhere else. I obviously can't figure out where to turn on this route so I am giving it up for now. I will keep the straight part on my short runs because it's pretty easy and straight, but the turns have been banned from the long runs.
Today's Stats:
4.08 miles in 54.40 (13.3 minute mile)
So sorry you can't enjoy the wonderful weather we are having up here. Try the Great Dismal Swamp Canal Trail.
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Great run.