Positive Running

Ran 9.6 miles with Wesley on the north side of the Arkansas River Trail on an 83 degree morning with a dew point of 73 degrees.  It was very muggy and we both consumed a lot of sports drinks and water.  Ran the 9.6 miles at a 7:58 per mile pace, but averaged approximately a 7:35 pace in the first 5 miles. 

I stopped at 9.6 miles, but Wesley continued to run at least a couple more miles.  Wesley wanted to get in as many miles as possible since his opportunities to run are limited for the next week.  With a newborn son and relatives in town from out of state, finding time to run has been a challenge for Wesley, but he still managed to be near to top of the mileage board last week.  Awesome!

Ran 6 miles on the river trail with Steve at a slow 7:34 per mile pace on a warm and muggy August morning.  The temperature was about 78 degrees and the dew point was at 72 degrees.  We ran mile 3 in 7:10, but primarily ran in the 7:20's except for the first and sixth miles (over the Broadway Bridge).  Steve's lower back is hurting from moving boxes (he's moving into a new house later this week).  My legs are sore, especially my shins and hamstrings, from all the fast running I've done this summer. 

Ran 5.4 miles with Steve on a beautiful 73 degree morning with a 5 mph wind.  Ran the first 4 miles at an average pace of 7:03 per mile.  Then felt my right hamstring strain like a bad cramp and ran the 5th mile in 8:01 and the last 0.4 miles at an 8:40 pace before walking the last 0.7 miles.  My right hamstring is still tight and sore.