Step by step, mile by mile

AM - 3 + drills and strides. was meant to be the shakeout for a long run, but afterwards my stomach felt absolutely terrible. so i just took a nap before work instead

PM - 12 after work, 6:48 pace. last 3 miles in 6:24, 6:30, 5:27. last mile really should have been faster but i didn't really start going at it until i had a kilometer to go. according to strava i split my third fastest lap ever at hilton in 3:54 for the 1200m loop; considering i've 100% ran 2000+ laps here in the past year alone it's nice to see, especially considering the 75 minutes of running that came prior.

calling it now: 185 this week

AM - 8. only had like 40 minutes after to eat, shower and stretch before a morning shift

PM - 5 after work, at about noon. hot out. last day it'll be over 90 degrees, maybe even 85, for the next 8 months or so. not gonna miss it, i'll be preferring it in the spring when it's raining buckets though.

PM2 - 12 at night. it was 82 degrees by the finish, so nice to know after tomorrow the high of the day doesn't reach that at all on the 10-day forecast, meaning it probably won't again this year. thank heavens, that heat/humidity combo def takes a little extra out of you. since we're getting like 3 inches of rain wednesday i'll be lucky to get in any miles, so tomorrow will probably be a high mileage day to compensate.

AM - 19. first 14 miles i was hitting 7:10's pretty comfortably, but by mile 15 my body remembered i was in the middle of a 12-miler 12 hours ago and all good feelings went out the window. wanted to hit 20 but that last 200m i was getting dizzy and could tell i was on the verge of passing out. haven't felt that exhausted after a run since my 30-miler last november. still, nothing like that feeling of knowing you gave every ounce of strength you had

PM - 6 very easy. had to do this a little less than 6 hours after finishing the last run to beat the hurricane. i'd say the chances of me running in the next 48 hours are nil with said hurricane hitting alabama hard, so i was alright with pushing the recovery time a bit. felt a lot better than i thought i would. very tired, but not hurting.

PM - 5. conditions have been super nasty all day, but it was low 70's out at 3PM and i had to experience that after 4 months of getting heat stroke on every run. despite 20+ mph wind ran the first 4 miles in 6:52, 6:33, 6:06, and 5:27, then pulled up with a 6:48 last mile. the nice temps just brought it out of me

PM - 5. saw an ex on the run towards the end which resulted in a 6:27 last mile that was totally effortless. i think that's the third ex i've seen while running at hilton this month; i guess it's a small world and i was a bit promiscuous in my teens but the weirdest thing is they're appearing in the order i was romantically involved with them. hope this trend doesn't continue because i could have ended things better with the ex that succeeded this one, pretty sure if she ever sees me again she'll either beat me up or try to "billie jean" me

AM - 7.5 easy. 68 degrees out at 4am this morning, which was nice. the low in a couple days is 55 which makes me wanna cry tears of joy

AM2 - 3 mile w/u, 3 x (400m uphill, 400m jog(200m turnaround), 400m downhill, 400m jog(200m turnaround)) going 85, 83, 81 on the uphill and 68, 67, 66 on the downhill. no-watch c/d for 10. nothing crazy, with a long run in 48 hours that's more of the focus, pretty sure i would have thrown the towel in by set 5 though. 

PM - 7.5, 7:09 pace. felt hella easy

PM - 7.5 easy. 6:49 pace on consistent splits, getting under 7:10 on easy runs is usually noteworthy for me so this was nice, although i take it with a grain of salt considering it was my only run of the day.