I keep kicking myself for not getting out of bed early enough. I was awake at 7am before my alarm went off, I should have gotten up then. But no. I lay in bed for a while, and then I was one the computer for a while. Before I knew it, it was after 9 and I knew it was already warm. I thought it would have been a whole lot cooler this morning, when in reality, it really didn't cool off that much last night. It's just that time of the year.
Time: 9:35am
Temp: 76 degrees/feels like 80
Humidity: 79%
Distance: 3 mile run
Duration: 36:33
Avg Pace: 12:11
Avg HR: 167
Max HR: 181
As much as I was dreading my run this morning (mostly due to the heat/humidity), I pushed myself through it. I kept it at a steady pace and took walk breaks when necessary. It was just so hot in the direct sun. Instead of doing the 3 mile loop around our neighborhood, I was thinking I should have done the out-and-back on the trail along the golf course. There would have been less sun, for sure.
I have created a "training schedule" to follow for the next couple months. We'll see how well I can follow it. Life sometimes gets in the way... so I must be somewhat flexible!
Happy running, y'all!
6.25.2007
Kick Me
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This whole running process requires flexibility and understanding, at least for us part-timers. Would love to peek at your schedule that you mentioned, I'm needing to set one up too. You can email it if you want if it won't work on the blog.
Yikes. I HATE humidity with a living passion!! At least you got yourself out there :)
Hey, you got out there and you got it done. Humidity does, in fact, suck. A lot. Have you tried ecaps? They work wonders for me in the heat!
Plans are training aids! Not contracts written in stone :-) Run in the heat and humidity. It will make you stronger!!
Running in the heat is rough! Are you training for something in particular?
79% humidity? YUCK!!! No thanks. My running takes a huge dive in that kind of heat and humidity LOL You got it done, and that's all that matters! ;D
Humidity SUCKS. But great effort on the run.
Be flexible, but try to stay on course whenever you can. The humidity really makes me sick, but I am lucky for being a morning person who is up at 5AM on the weekends even...
Still, only do what you can, running is meant to be fun, but there is that fine line between when it is fun and when it is a pain in the butt. If you put the time in it can be fun, but you can't let it overtake other important things in life... Above all, have fun with it...
i find myself kicking...myself...when i get out of bed too early. so no i'm not going to kick you for staying in just a little longer! all the important races in the world start at 9am so that's a good training time. :) (did that sound official?)
You are doing great!! No need to kick yourself. Let me do it. LOL!! Just kidding.
I'm a procrastinator too, but thankfully I don't have the humidity to deal with here. Way to go on getting the run in regardless!
Ew 79% humidity. Props on getting your run in anyway!
Tsk, tsk. When will you learn...
I would kick you, but I can NEVER run in the mornings. My body craves sleep too much so I'm an evening-runner or not-a-runner-at-all.
I think we ALL deal with the early morning run issue -- you're not alone!
Don't feel too bad - I think you've read my own accounts of laying in bed for no good reason at all. At least you got out there and ran!
grt
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