Training Log Archive: kweinmann

So I was supposed to do a long run today, but that just wasn't happening. When I went out today I was actually just planning on doing an easy 5 miles or so, but it ended up being a bit longer than that, so I guess it was a good compromise between the long run and the easy run. Nice running weather though.

Running in the heat in the middle of the day - wise decisions Katrina, wise decisions. It wasn't too bad for the first couple of miles, but then it started feeling pretty hot. Still ended up going farther than I had planned because I wanted to run through the park.

Well I felt ok for like the last mile...the first 4 were quite a struggle though. I had pretty much convinced myself not to go running before work while half-asleep before my alarm went off though, so I'm surprised I even ended up getting up and going when my alarm did go off.

I spent so much of this run waiting to cross streets at red lights it was incredible. Very poor route planning skills I guess. Someday, I really want to do an experiment to figure out exactly how much time I waste waiting to cross streets - some days I feel like it significantly changes the pace calculations. Or I could try enabling autopause, just for kicks...Still, I got to run on my new favorite running street through Squirrel Hill and it was a nice day, so all in all, not too bad.

This was a really good run! It's amazing how much better I felt compared to yesterday. Maybe it's cause it was quite a bit cooler, but no matter the reason, I'm not complaining. Also, it's always nice stretching it out for the last few miles when I'm feeling good, and it's especially nice when I'm running home from Squirrel Hill like today so it's all downhill. I was averaging around 7:30 pace for the last couple of miles and it felt really good!