I ran 8.6 miles today in 1:03:xx. What a world of difference it makes when temperatures are about 20 degrees cooler, you have a little shade, and there is no wind. Despite running to school where I have a net increase of about 200ft (vs. coming home on Wednesday when I was coming downhill) I had all of the previously mentioned benefits, and I made the trip about 7.5 minutes faster today than I did on Wednesday. I was wearing a backpack again, but it only weighed 8 or 9 pounds, so it wasn't too bad. I performed my thesis defense this afternoon, which was good to get finished. Now I just need to finish up the last few necessary things to get graduated so that I can move to Iowa at the end of July. |