Notes
76 deg / 67% H / 64 dew pt
Easy Run
Got treatment yesterday. Felt some tightness in right hamstring/HHT earlier in day (usually I don't feel any?). Fast walked & did drills prior. Felt less humid out (nice breeze) & must be heat acclimated since in May if the dew pt was 64 that would feel oppressive! Started out, right hamstring/HHT felt a little worse than Monday (some tugging & tightness) but felt really strong (much stronger vs the prior 3-4 weeks) and could feel myself "bounding". Ran out of Whole Foods left on Sharon & a loop in the church (mi 1), down Sharon, detoured down Rutherford left on Sulkirk & right on Sharon to near HarrisY (mi 2 - again, felt really good, bounding), ran into HarrisY parking lot for a loop & then across street to the school & then out to the 220 yd track (mi 3 - felt strong & controlled), 1/2 mi on the track & then out to the Y and around back to the trail (mi 4), looped around dirt trail 1.5 times & then out to the parking lot & left on Sharon (mi 5 - early on began to lose rhythm & could feel myself struggle, tried to "grind" thru this but I could feel myself slowing & requiring more of an effort, when I got onto asphalt at 4.5 mi I was maintain my cadence better & "bound"), ran up Sharon & stopped at Church (5.6 mi in - was really sweating profusely, could now feel the 64 dew pt & shorts were soaked). Did drills & then resumed going up Sharon & right into Ashley Court to finish. Really felt the difference at the end as I felt much stronger and was not trying to run fast. Last Mon I could not run more than 1/2 mi after 4 miles, felt weak & struggled to maintain 9+ pace at the end -- on Sat I could only maintain 9:12 pace -- but today was like a world of difference especially at the end?