Fitness Run

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 38:47
Pace: 9:41 min/mi

Comments: It's hot. It's humid. And we're only looking at things getting worse on both fronts. I didn't get out the door until mid-morning and that was really too late. This run was a battle against fatigue the whole damn way.

So, hopefully, I'm making progress in terms of acclimating to the heat. I'm hydrating as much as I can but it's almost to the point where carrying liquids might become necessary. I've been a little surprised to keep the paces up on these but that's likely to erode as temps climb higher.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 38:10
Pace: 9:32 min/mi

Comments: Not gonna lie, this one was brutal. I didn't get out there until it was pretty warm partly by design. Temperatures are gonna get pretty uncomfortable this weekend. I want to be 100% acclimated before that happens. At which time I'll retreat back to early morning runs.

The first two miles were a challenge and, since I didn't eat yesterday, my energy levels were pretty low. I felt positive at the turnaround but things got progressively harder from there. The final mile turned into a practice bout with fatigue. Always a delightful adventure.

But, I got the four miles in.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 38:34
Pace: 9:37 min/mi

Comments: So I've now got a two-day streak going. Progress!

I considered getting out slightly earlier and taking advantage of the temperatures but I was making progress on work and I do need to work on acclimating to these temperatures. So it was on the warm side and very humid when I got out there.

The run went really well, though. I got into a nice groove and just tried to maintain it. I deliberately was trying to avoid pushing things in order to get the distance and build on yesterday's progress. Still, I am happy with the overall pace and effort.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 37:38
Pace: 9:24 min/mi

Comments: I had the best intentions yesterday but the weather had other ideas. It rained with lightening all morning and I got busy with a ton of stuff by afternoon. I justified all this with a resolution to stick with the plan this week. And that starts today.

This run went fine. It was a bit warm and humid but not brutal as some of the other recent efforts. Hopefully that's acclimation kicking in a bit. I deliberately avoided looking at the GPS until the finish. The effort turned out to be sufficently quick but I didn't want to overdo it here at the start of the week.