Arie's Running Blog

8:15 AM start 75F, 70% humidity. Conditions were very hard. Given that I was very happy with my effort and pace (7:55 on average). The coming week will be reduced milage and reduced effort toward the 5K on Saturday. We went to the pool in the afternoon. The cool water were great for my legs.

1:20:46

9:20AM start, 77F 55% humidity. The humidity was about 20-30 percentage point lower than what we had in the last few weeks. It felt so much better and I was able to be so much faster. There was light wind which was helpful as well. I averaged 7:51 on my usual route between the campuses and the loop on the east campus. This week is taper week before the 5K race on Saturday. I'm also watching TS Hanna and wonder if it will reach our region by then.

0:37:15

9:00 AM start, 70F, 80% humidity. I felt a bit less strong than yesterday plus it was more humid today. But over all it was a good fast run. I averaged 7:55 for that route which is not bad at all. Tomorrow some last speed work before the race on Saturday.

0:37:30

8:40AM 70F 70%humidity. Went to my sons' school track. They completely renovated them and they are brand new and amazing. I did 5 miles total with 4 x 800m intervals in them. I did the 800m in 3:17, 3:17, 3:18, 3:22. So the last one was a tad slowr but not too bad.

0:39:06

I have the 5K on Saturday (if we're not going to hit by Hanna) and I will probably do a very short and easy run tomorrow and nothing on Friday.

8:40AM, 70F, 75% humidity. Last workout before the race. Did a short run but at a high pace. It felt good and I was still fresh after it. Some big storms are coming our way. It seems like it will rain on Saturday. Hopefully not har and hopefully it won't be too windy. I also hope the race will not be cancelled.

0:28:59

Complete rest today before the race tomorrow. I'm watching TS Hanna with some worry. It is going to rain tomorrow for sure but I'm more worried about the winds. It suppose to make landfall in South Carolina sometimes tomorrow morning and then move over us pretty quickly. I hope the race will not be cancelled.

I never raced in a heavy rain. I did some training runs while it was raining but it was always light rain and light wind. Any tips for running in heavy rain and possibly windy conditions?

No race today due to TS Hanna. the race was postponed for tomorrow same time in the morning. Actually the storm was not bad and by this time (10AM) it is mostly over but conditions were pretty bad at 8AM. So I'm a little bit disappointed as I felt very ready but one day delay is not bad. It will be dry and sunny tomorrow and VERY humid.