THOU SHALT BE A COMEBACK

8:35 AP.  I ran in the heat of the day.  The bank sign said 90 degrees.  Hot, humid, and windy.  I took it super easy.  Heat, I have learned, is to be respected, especially since I am not acclimated to it yet.  My objective today was to survive a run in the heat without nausea or cramps. Success!  I drank water at the track fountain, at the sink in the gas station, and from my water bottle that I left by a sign on the dirt roads. Only one sprinkler, but my, it was heavenly!  I got nice and soaked in it and that kept me cool for about 10 minutes.  

7:38 AP.  I caught the tail end of a rainstorm and then it was overcast and much cooler than yesterday!  Amazing how much difference 20 degrees cooler makes!  I ran a much faster pace today yet was much more comfortable and really enjoyed the run.  The pace was brisk but well within my aerobic range.  I ran in Derby which has a lot of good long inclines and declines so I got some hill work in.  I think I will run there once a week.  The hills are not terrible steep but there were some pretty solid mile long inclines and it was good practice to do some up and down running and just practice maintaining steady effort.

8:11 AP.  Had to run in the heat of the day again at 1:00.  Oh how I despise it!  I keep hoping to eventually get used to it.  At least these hot afternoon runs will make early morning race temperatures feel a little cooler, at least I hope!

7:45 AP.  Limited time to run after the afternoon thunderstorm.  It was overcast and hot and muggy, but at least the sun was not beating down on me and that helped.

Warm up 2 miles 8:10, 8:07

2 miles at fantasy Houston marathon pace 6:44, 6:46, didn't feel too bad

2 miles easy 8:36, 8:22

1 mile easy with 3 fast surges, 40 seconds at 5:14 pace, 27 seconds at 5:26 pace, 27 seconds at 5:22 pace

They didn't deliver my treadmill today because of the storm so I will have to wait until tomorrow.  We leave tomorrow evening to camp at the lake for the weekend.  Can't wait!

7:36 AP.  Humid evening miles running through the camp loops.

9:20 AP.  Had my husband drop me off at the trail since this is where the half marathon will be next weekend.  It is a horse trail and you can tell the ground has been wet with horses on it this year.  The trail was overgrown with prairie and the divets and holes where unavoidable.  I had to slow down a lot and really pay attention to how my feet landed--it felt like I had a complete form change.  Nevertheless I rolled my ankles multiple times.  I have thrown all time goals out the window for next weekend--I just hope to survive un-injured.  I lost the trail several times and did some wilderness running finding it again.  It was hot out--I started at 5pm with temps in the 80's, my one piddly water bottle did not seem like enough.  I was quite relieved when I found my way back to where my husband dropped me off and summoned him to come get me and bring water! My legs were actually sort of pulverized after this run and my ankles and feet were sore.  Weird!