Well that was both encouraging and potentially deadly I believe. Got out to St Marks Trail and on the run as the sun was rising and it was already 77 degrees - hmph. Cloud cover stuck around for a couple hours, but then at about 16 miles into my planned 20 miler, it became sunny and ridiculous. Probably should have bagged it right then, but I was actually feeling pretty good about the run at that point (all miles easy between 8:30 and 8:45 pace). Miles 17 and 18 started the struggle and steam was really pouring out my head as I neared the end of 19 so I stopped the watch and walked slowly on back to the trailhead. Stood under the outdoor shower there for a while and drank copious amounts of water and gatorade until I stopped seeing stars. I'm trusting that mid-50s to mid-60s and low humidity at racetime in PA will be a cakewalk compared to all this hot humid training. |