Notes
Dew Point=62
When I went to bed, the weather was supposed to be a little over 60 at 6am. When I woke up, it was already 68 and was supposed to stay that way for a few hours, so I took my time getting ready.
Goal was 18 at 5:37 (which would be two miles longer and 5s faster than last month) but I wouldn't mind the roundness of 5:35. Got out quicker than last time, so I tried to stay in a rhythm, rather than slowly speeding up over time. At around the halfway point, I was feeling a little tired and wasn't sure how I would do. It never got any worse, so I was able to keep on going. I was getting pretty thirsty, so I stopped by my car at 14ish for a bottle of water. I had some stomach trouble for a while and once I got on New Hope, I really had to use the bathroom. Luckily, there was a portajohn on the construction site, not too far off the road. I felt good at 17 and I was going to pick it up some for the last half mile, but my legs didn't want to turn over and I struggled to increase the pace.
Overall, it was a good run. I made some progress over last time and feel like I'm more fit than last month. Because I've had four easy days in a row, I was going to do a special block of 6 miles at sub 6:00+6 miles at 5:15 and then 6 miles at sub 6:00+10x1k at 5:00 pace with 2:00 standing rest in the afternoon, but the weather is supposed to be 80ish this afternoon, which will put more stress on my body. I also have to go to a birthday party this afternoon, and in between the special block runs, I eat a little bit of fats and proteins, with little to no carbs, in order to keep my glycogen low. Knowing myself, I would not be able to deny myself cake and ice cream.
Also had some off and on rain on this run, which kept me a little cool.