Notes
82 deg / 62% H / 68 dew pt
Easy Run
Fast walked & did drills prior. Ran later to avoid heat but noticed that dew pt jumped fr 62 to 68 fr earlier in the evening to when I ran? Definitely one of those "break through" runs where I jumped to a higher fitness level - ran 20 sec mi faster at same effort in horrific conditions. Could "feel" the difference as my legs felt much stronger, the right hamstring (HHT) injury still there but less bothersome and less "sapping", and felt like I was "bounding" & much stronger compared to prior runs. Was needled yesterday & started fr Phillips Pl & legs felt like rubber. Ran loops around parking lots & up Fairview (mi 1 - this felt slower vs. yesterday but wasn't, was sweating already), took left on Ashley Ct out and left on Sharon to Rutherford (mi 2 - this did feel slower & concerned abt how hot it was); left on Sulkirk back out to Sharon & left to & looped in Church & right on Sharon (mi 3 - felt a little faster than mi 2), ran down Sharon & then police officer pulled to side of road where I was running & put on lights & I stopped thinking he was stopping me bec I was running along Sharon but false alarm, continued into mall parking lot (mi 4 - felt faster but really started to feel heat), Ran out of mall parking lot, left on Sharon & looped in The Residences & then down mall entrance to Maggiano's & hung left to Nordstrom (mi 5 - I could really feel the "rails coming off the road" as I began to feel very uncomfortable & hot). Stopped by the Rite Aid at 5.3 mi in as I was really hot & completely soaked. Walked up to Fairview & tried to cool down. Did drills. Then resumed and felt much stronger thru mi 6 and thru 6.5 mi & but began to struggle some over the final 1/4 mi.