Training Run

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 35:59
Pace: 8:59 min/mi

Comments: It's amazing how much one's performance will improve if one eats halfway decent and gets a solid night's sleep. Easily my best effort in quite awhile and the first under my "training" threshold of 9 min/mi average. And not only was there no nagging impulse to cut it short but I also was able to step up the pace on the last quarter mile.

Conditions:
Hour: 6:00 a.m.
Surface: concrete
Weather: clear
Temperature: 74 degrees
Humidity: 87 percent
Wind: calm
Location: Lewisville, Texas
Shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GT 14

Injury update: nada

Easy Run

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 37:47
Pace: 9:26 min/mi

Comments: The so-called "cold" front moved in yesterday bringing a bit of rain and some relief from the sweltering conditions. It was enough of a change that I decided to try this run even though it would be in the sun.

It was about as rough as I expected and my splits were all over the map. My second mile was sub-9 minutes and my last one was almost 10 minutes. Not exactly the kind of consistency that suggests reasonable conditioning.

Overall though it wasn't an abysmal effort. I got the miles I wanted and, even though I did the out-and-back course, I never really had that urge to cut it short.

Conditions:
Hour: 8:30 a.m.
Surface: concrete
Weather: clear
Temperature: 85 degrees
Humidity: 60 percent
Wind: calm
Location: Lewisville, Texas
Shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GT 14

Injury update: nada