Fitness Run

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 35:08
Pace: 8:46 min/mi

Comments: Tried a slightly different course today that had an elevation element via the pedestrian bridge over the river. That affected my pacing but the real battle today was the humidity. This was almost exactly the heat and humidity of the half marathon that kicked my ass in March.

Still, I warmed up reasonably quickly and the pace I fell into was much better than I had hoped. I had to work a bit on the last mile due to the slight headwind but I was careful not to pour it on and make this some kind of speed effort. Overall the run went well. The attack of the pollen afterward, not so fun.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 38:24
Pace: 9:35 min/mi

Comments: The planned long run ended up a victim of the mysterious drag-ass. I was just wiped out all yesterday and putting in any run, much less a ten miler wasn't really realistic. I considered pushing the long run to today but, given this weird torpor has struck twice recently, I probably shouldn't push it.

So my aspirations were pretty basic for this run and seemed to be living up to that low bar when I set out. I felt like I was running in mud and had zero energy to speak of. I was a little surprised to see a halfway decent pace at the end of the first mile. I finished with a respectable time and, hopefully, a recovery from whatever the hell.