Fitness Run

Distance: 4.54 miles
Time: 46:52
Pace: 10:19 min/mi

Comments: Up pretty early but got busy with bread prep. I was a bit concerned about dealing with other runners/walkers/dogs so I took a slightly different route. Downside? More traffic but it's early enough in the morning that wasn't completely terrifying.

Slow and steady effort. I focused more on keeping consistent on the uphills which were pretty much constant on the second half of this effort. I never got into Zone 5 heart rate so that suggests I had it under control. Pace wasn't earth-shattering but that wasn't the point anyway.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4.06 miles
Time: 43:39
Pace: 10:46 min/mi

Comments: Up reasonably early and out the door. Weather is as good as it can get this late in the year. Which means more morons out there to deal with as I try to get my miles in. In that respect, I am ready for the swealtering heat.

A bit stiff to start but warmed up pretty quickly. I was aiming for a solid effort but nothing extreme. Pretty much the whole run was in Zone 3 heart rate so that's about as on the nose as one can get.

No real issues outside of that. Felt in control the whole way and never like I was straining.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4.05 miles
Time: 41:20
Pace: 10:13 min/mi

Comments: After the abysmal effort on Sunday, I decided it made sense to give myself an extra day off. I have run a lot of miles this year and I would prefer not overdoing it. There have been a number of low-level issues -- soreness, lethargy, lack of motivation -- which I don't want to blossom into something major.

The timing was ideal as a cold front pushed through making this morning's weather rather pleasant again. I made it a point to focus on cadence and keeping the exertion level very manageable. Still got a quicker overall pace than I was expecting though. Almost the whole run was in the Zone 4 heart rate so that's about what I wanted.

Fitness Run

Distance: 3.56 miles
Time: 40:05
Pace: 11:15 min/mi

Comments: This did not go well at all. I got up early and out the door in good order. I felt OK and figured all I needed was to warm up and get to it.  But, starting out, my legs felt completely KAPUT.

I struggled through the first mile and it was clear nothing was improving. It was a bit warmer and  more humid than I expected and I didn't see how I would survive the later portions of the run in the full sun. So I cut it short.

I don't know if this was the conditions today or something more substantial. I'll keep tabs on it over the off day.