start of week 5

This week started with a 9 mile run, 4 at tempo. That's all fine and good though at 7:15 am when I set out for my run,  it was about 75 degrees with 87% humidity so it felt like 85.

Nasty.

I decided to go by effort and not pace for the tempo run. My HR got up to 186 which is a bit high. My pace for my temp portion was 8:17-8:33. Not bad, a bit slower than it would be under better conditions but I'm happy with it.

When I got home every inch of me was soaked.

80 at 8

I hemmed and hawed about doing my 8 mile 10x100 run tonight. It was very hot and humid today. Flying in on the red eye didn't help things. When my sleep pattern is messed up like that, it makes me mental state, well, mental. It's really not good for me. I did come home and sleep for a few hours than late this after noon I took another nap. 

I decided to go. It was about 7:45 when I left and it was 82 degrees. 

I'm glad I did. I felt great. The humidity had died down a little bit. I ran really well. Since it's a holiday weekend, not too many people out in the park. I think I got sweat in my shuffle, it shorted out on me with less than 2  miles to go.

Yesterday, I did a recovery run in Mt Tabor park while still in Portland. It's hard to run easy when you're running up a mountain. 

I love portland. I love the running there. Have I mentioned that?

7 at 7

At 7 this morning, it was 82 degrees out. I ran 7 miles. I dont like getting up that early or running so early but that's pretty much as cool as it's gonna get today.

It was not pretty and it was not fast, but it's done.