First day in New Orleans. I headed to the levee in Algiers after work for some tempo work. I've never run in humidity like this and decided to just dive in from the start. The goal was 6x1mile cruise miles @ 5:15 with 1:00 rests. Weather was calm, high-80s with high humidity.
I cruised the first mile in 5:11 and felt like I was doing alright. The next mile I started a little easier but crashed hard in the final quarter. 5:25. And I couldn't do any more. I was overheated. I more or less limped through a few more miles and finished dripping sweat and my shorts looking like I'd jumped in the river. Absolutely horrendous. I don't know how I'm going to train here.
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