Running in Life's Slow Lane

I had plenty of sleep ahead of today's run as I napped on both legs of my trip to Orlando. Unfortunately I also seem to be fighting a head cold or a serious attack of allergies so I probably needed all of that sleep. Once in Orlando I pushed myself through the heat and humidity for a jog and hopefully will be healthy enough to keep my mileage in order this week.

It was hot and humid today in Orlando so I decided to run 7 miles. I'm smart like that.

7.00 mi @ 12:09/mi burning 835 calories.

Hopefully the antihistamine tablet will tackle the allergies that have been assaulting me and I will sleep well tonight.

Managed to pick up the pace during today's 3 miler.

3.00 mi @ 11:30/mi burning 360 calories

Miles were done in 11:36, 10:37 and 12:15.

I think I returned to the hotel weighing more than I did when I left. Most of it is water that has collected in my clothes from the fresh-after-the-rain humidity. My running shorts feel more like swimming trunks after exiting the pool.

5.00 mi in 59:42 @ 11:56/mi burning 606 calories.

Paces: 11:59, 12:11, 11:53, 11:57, 11:40

It seems as though anything much faster than 11:30/mi irritates the Achilles tendon in my right leg. Running boss says I need to strengthen and stretch the tendon. Guess I better get on that.

Location: Orlando, Florida

Last run in Orlando for this trip! I believe I return in 2 short weeks with the family to visit WDW so I cannot say it is the last run for the month.

4.25 mi in 50:08 avg 11;48/mi burning 473 calories.

Paces --
1.00 mi @ 11:41
0.50 mi @ 11:11
1.00 mi @ 11:40
1.00 mi @ 12:11
0.75 mi @ 11:59

I managed to squeeze a short two mile run into my day. Winds were getting fierce and there are now strong thunderstorms and tornadoes firing up in Oklahoma.

Location: MacArthur High School, Lawton, Oklahoma

Heat and humidity kicked my butt today. I had hoped to do a bit more in the time that I had available but had to dial it back once I got hot. 

The weather interfered a bit with my plans for an 8 mile run. The storms were moving around to the northwest but I hadn't been bothered by them even running the last mile or so in a light rain. However, at 6.25 I was near the truck and stopped to get a drink when I noticed the lightning and heard the thunder. That was my cue to stop for the day.

6.24 mi in 01:21:29 @ 13:04/mi burning 621 calories.

Location: Elmer Thomas Park, Lawton, OK

I did well through the first 5.5 miles but then my stomach started telling me that it was empty. From there I gutted out the rest of the distance as best I could. Next time I need to take a bit to drink along the way.

8.22 mi @ 12:37 mi burning 920 calories with 140 bpm HRavg

Paces: 12:10, 12:08, 12:33, 12:28, 12:45, 13:30, 13:22, 12:35

Location: East Lawton, Oklahoma

Crazy sleep patterns are crazy. After yesterday's long run I expected to sleep like the dead but found that I could not go to sleep until 1am. This made the 0630 alarm come far too soon. I did manage to get in a bit of a run today and kept it at a decent pace.

3.33 mi in 30:38 @ 12:12/mi burning 406 calories

Paces: 12:29, 12:10, 12:12, 0.33 mi @ 11:20/mi

Location: Elmer Thomas Park, Lawton, OK

Sleep is not getting any easier but today's weather was too good to miss. Also, the family is going to Walt Disney World later this week so I need to get most of my miles in the early part of the week. Soooo ... I sucked it up and did the 6 miles today.

6.01 mi in 1:13:03 @ 12:10/mi burning 726 calories.

Paces --
1 mi in 12:27
1 mi in 12:12
1 mi in 11:13 .. this was a mile of lamppost to lamppost fartleks
0.57 mi @ 12:12/mi ... jogging around the park to THE HILL
12:07/mi up the 136 meter hill
14:10/mi down
11:46/mi up
13:55/mi down
12:18/mi up
1 mi in 12:20
1 mi in 12:23

So nice consistent paces for the majority of the run with a bit of other work.

Location: Elmer Thomas Park, Lawton, Ok

The legs were tired today and a little intestinal distress caused me to finish up a bit short.

3.25 mi in 41:10 @ 12:39/mi

Location: Along Flowermound road north of Gore. Lawwton, Oklahoma

I managed to drag myself out of bed at the unseemly hour of 0630 to do a short jog before heading to Walt Disney World. While the heat and humidity were certainly punishing, it was stiff legs from a Friday full of tourism that left me struggling.

3.62 mi @ 11:58/mi

Location: Lake Buena Vista, Florida

I had to get the run squeezed between work and a board meeting during the warm hours of the afternoon. Got it done though. Now I have to think of when I can get the long run wedged into the week.

Location: Central Lawton, OK

I got the week's long run finished today. Glad to have it out of the way and none too soon as I have only two more days of running left in this week.

8.00 miles in 01:38:31 @ 12:18/mi burning 945 calories.

Location: Flower Mound Road, Lawton, Oklahoma

 It was HOT this afternoon so I made the decision to go slooooooow. A very smart decision as I was able to complete the distance with little distress. I do need to remember to bring extra water to resoak my little running towel though. The warmer temperatures dried it out to the point where it wasn't doing much to cool me late in the run.

5.00 mi in 01:03:27 @ 12:41/mi

Location: Elmer Thomas Park, Lawton, OK

Finding time to run has proven harder than the actual running. Today though we were able to find time as clouds moved in to shade us from the harsh sun.

5.00 mi in 58:12 @ 11:38/mi with 156 bpm HRavg.

Paces: 12:26, 12:01, 11:29, 11:28, 10:46

Location: Elmer Thomas Park, Lawton, Oklahoma

After reaching my hotel late in the afternoon I managed to go for a short jog ahead of dinner. Rain showers were in the area so humidity was brutal. Somehow Fortuna graced me as heavy downpours started within 10 minutes of my return to the hotel.

 4.00 mi @ 12:08/mi.

For some reason my Garmin had reset itself and was using the factory defaults which means I did not get any of my usual data.

Location: UCF area of Orlando, FL