Friday, July 5, 2013

Hot Hot Hot

I did my regular 5 mile route yesterday morning at around 8:45.

Today I woke up late and didn't get to the Massapequa Preserve until 9am.  As I was driving there, I heard the forecast on the radio.  It wasn't good.  The temperature was going to be in the 90's through Sunday night.  Luckily, most of the preserve bike path was shaded.  I ran 5 miles north and just short of 5 back.  It was hot even in the shade.  My tank top and shorts were soaked by the end.  When I got back to the car, I chugged my red Gatorade, which was hidden under the dashboard to stay cool.  According to Map My Run, I ran 9.94 miles in 1:28:10, an 8:52 pace.   I definitely need to get up earlier on Sunday for my 15 miler.

This is my dashboard on the way home from my run.  I'm sweating just thinking about it.




4 comments:

  1. I admire your commitment to marathon distance training in this weather. I'm glad you're using the Massapequa Preserve/Bethpage bike trail. A 10 mile run in this ridiculous heat and humidity is impressive. Running sub-9:00 for 90 minutes is mind boggling...

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    1. Commitment? Like to the funny farm? Yep. I'm really not looking forward to tomorrow's run. Sigh.

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  2. Ugh. Was it like this last year? I can't remember. It was my first summer running, and it seems like 10 years ago.

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    1. I can't remember either. I guess that's a good thing, because if I could remember, I probably wouldn't be doing this.

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