Holy Hell That Was Hot!

Workout: 1 mile easy, 25 min Tempo, 1 mile easy

Holly freaking hell! It was so damn hot I can’t even begin to tell you. I thought as I drove to Kalamazoo that it wasn’t going to be too bad, but I think it had more to do with the fact that I was driving 70 with the top down than the actual temperature.

So the run basically sucked ass. I was suppose to run for 25 minutes but could only keep it up for 18:24. I started to get a little dizzy and was really nervous about the heat so I decided today wasn’t my day and better not to make myself sick.

I was feeling kind of bad about my crappie run until I just a minute ago figured out my pace. I was running my tempo at 7:33. That could have a lot to do with it. 7:33 in 85 degree heat could be a bit ambitious.

Anyway the run is in the books and mirrors last week’s speedwork so I don’t feel too bad. But I will watch the weather a little more closely and in the future if it looks like Tuesday night is going to be really hot I will get up and run with the Tuesday morning crowd. They run at 5:15.

Here were my splits…

Warm-up: 9:00 (1.07 miles, 8:23 pace)
Tempo Run: 18:24 (2.44 miles, 7:33 pace)
Cool Down: 9:22 (1.02 miles, 9:11 pace)

4.53 miles/36:46/avg 8:07