Fitness Run

Distance: 4.03 miles
Time: 40:21
Pace: 10:01 min/mi

Comments: Up early but truly did not want to step out the door. Somehow I got the shoes on and managed it. The start was pretty unpleasant and I was resigned to another slog-through-it effort.

After the first mile, though, I warmed up and actually got into a little rhythm. The middle two miles went really well and the stats and splits were actually respectable. Not anywhere near back in full form, but respectable.

The hills on the final mile were rough, as always. But, even then, I felt better powering through them.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4.04 miles
Time: 42:05
Pace: 10:24 min/mi

Comments: Finally able to get up early enough to have the time for a morning run. Of course the heat has really started so now it's as awful as it was mid-day a week ago. Still, the only goal is get it done so out the door I went.

This run was not pleasant by any stretch but, arguably, less brutal than the ones last week. I played around a little bit with cadence but I really don't have the energy to do more than just keep moving.

Also swallowed a bug. That was fun.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4.04 miles
Time: 43:47
Pace: 10:51 min/mi

Comments: Pretty much the same lineup as each run the past few days; heat, humidity and hills. But today had the added delight of exhaustion. My legs felt burn just walking outside to get started and didn't get any livelier over the course of the run.

These have been really crude efforts. Just slogging through it and focusing on getting it completed. I was semi-staggering at the halfway mark and the big hills were sheer torture. Didn't walk today, though.

On the upside, I again managed to find the window between heavier rains. The light drizzle couldn't really match the amount I was sweating anyway.