4 Hot Miles

Well I did basically the same run as yesterday, except I didn't go back on the Drive, so the run back was on flatter ground (more like: barely graded upward the entire time, but not really perceptible). You can see today's route here.

It took me 37 minutes, which is 1 minute faster than yesterday (although since I'm not using a second hand, it could theoretically be as little as 1 second faster than yesterday, depending on how deep into the start/stop minutes we are for each day).

Anyway, if we figure I was *about* a minute faster than yesterday, then I'm at a 9:15/mile pace, which is certainly quicker than yesterday's 9:30/mile pace (and still more than a minute off my treadmill pace, although I've not run more than 3 miles on the treadmill in a while, so I was clearly going too fast, and that's all flat!).

I have to say that today's run was pretty hard, though, and I was so exhausted at the end that I didn't even get through my whole stretching routine, because it took too much energy (don't worry, I stretched while walking home AND in the shower, which is really nice).

Even though I ran pretty late, the conditions weren't easy, as it was 91 degrees out, and with humidity the "feels like" temperature was 97!

All in all, I'd say I've made really good progress, and running 4 miles at 9:15/mile for 37 minutes in 91 degree heat is pretty good in my book :)

VC