Recovery run #1.
AP: 10:34. Splits: 10:53, 10:36, 10:42, 10:28, 10:22, 10:20.
5:39 am, 53-58°F, 30% humidity, wind 3 S, perfect weather for running.
I had to run in the morning today because I've got to run twice today. Also, I need to work in the office today because I have a bunch of meetings. That is going to make it a little challenging to get in my second run.
I was able to sleep in a little this morning because there's no seminary today. The juniors are taking the ACT at the high school this morning, so the other grades don't have to be to school until just before noon. The high schoolers in my house are a sophomore and a senior.
Getting out to run in the morning is not so daunting when it's a 6 mile recovery run. Also, it was starting to get light when I started this morning, though the sun had not risen yet.
I was nearly half-way through my run and was near Michelle's house about 5 minutes before she usually starts her run. I figured that if she was running today, she would be up getting ready. So I stopped at the entrance to her neighborhood and called to see if she was going to run. She was, so I ran to her house and met her there. We ran about 2 miles together and then had to part ways so that we could each head home. It was nice to run with her this morning. I do so many of my runs alone, it's nice to have someone to run with every once in a while, even if it's just for a short distance.
Recovery Run #2.
12:26 pm, 75°F, 14% humidity, WIND 20 mph SSW, gusting to 36.
Average pace: 10:27. Splits: 10:51, 11:00, 9:55, 10:01.
So one benefit of running early in the morning is that it is typically less windy than it is later in the day. That certainly was the case today. I thought about doing this afternoon's run on the treadmill because I knew it was windy, but I decided to head outside anyway. Maybe I should have stayed in. I think I ran a harder effort the first half that the second half, in spite of the splits. The first half was generally uphill and into the wind (south and then west), while the second half was generally downhill with the wind behind me (north and then east). During the first part, particularly when I was going west and the wind was hitting me mostly sideways but also in my face, I had a hard time running in a straight line. Also, I had to grab onto my hat several times and one time it blew off and I had to go chase it down. | 