Notes
70 degrees / 56 dew pt
Easy Run - Faster Finish
Highest temp running in past seven months. Ran in/around Phillips Pl. Had to ease into this as I had no clue how I would react to the higher temps & did not want to overheat. Had no idea of pace (I actually ran this faster vs a week ago yet today was 10+ degrees warmer so the heat adj today is probably 10-12 sec/mi or more). Difference today was that there was breeze/headwind that helped cool me down. Actually ran w/a shirt on. Started at hotel running down to other side 2x loops of small lot & then looped RH & back into small lot for 2x loops (mi 1 - felt fatigued fr yesterday & 6 days of running, focused on getting into a rhythm, short strides & trying not to go too fast), looped RH & into small lot 2x then out/in entrance looping small lot 2x (mi 2 - felt like 9:30/35 pace, tried to gauge my pace to the higher heat & stay in rhythm), looped RH & into small lot 2x & then out/in entrance & 2x loops in small out/around into cinema lot (mi 3 - began to feel overheated & thoughts started to creep in regarding stopping, literally grinded this out & focused on staying in rhythm), ran 2x zig/zag loops & 3x figure 8 loops (mi 4 - purposely picked up the pace after the first two loops), finished w/2 figure 8 loops (mi 4 - 4.4 - finished strong).