The
plan was to run 12 miles this morning before it got hot out, however
I woke up before my alarm went off (6:10) and then climbed back in
bed thinking that I would sleep for a few minutes, and then get up
for the day. Well, it didn't work out quite like I had planned.
I ended up waking up at 8:00, and didn't get out the door until
8:30. So, not quite what I wanted, but I drank a cold glass of
water before leaving so that I wouldn't get dehydrated.
I
ran out about 4 miles to Sunset park to explore it as I had seen that
there were some trails that wound around the park. While at the
park I was enjoying myself, so I ran a little extra before coming
back (probably a little over 9 miles into the run at this point). At
the end of the run I stopped by the high school track to do a pace
check based on what my HR had been at over the course of the run (not
completely accurate, as my HR steadily rose during the run due to the
heat, but close enough). After an 800 pace check I ran another
800 fast to get my legs moving a little bit and to practice relaxing
at fast speeds. 2:24 (74, 70) for 800m, which I was happy with
given that I finished the 800 almost 1:42:00 into my run. I
then finished by running back to my apartment. Total time of
1:44:57 for what I will call 14.5 miles.
Checked
the temperature after I got home. Only 87, (although the high
for today is supposed to be 104) which is why I was able to tolerate
the heat as well as I did. As long as the temperature is under
90 I don't feel too shabby. If running in Vegas is like this
every day I will be happy.
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