KristenRuns

Day 2 of sailing lessons. I passed my test and am now qualified to skipper and crew a 22 foot sailboat! 

Plyo/legs/core with Brandon.

Specific endurance intervals today. 75 degrees when I started and 85 degrees by the time I finished this run. Felt like Death Valley in the middle of the summer! But wanted to get this run in before it gets hotter - high temps and winds all week in San Diego.

I might have let the temperature get in my head a little bit. 75 degrees just isn't that hot . . .

Planned workout was warm up / 2 miles @ half pace / 1.5 miles @10K pace / 0.5 @ 5K pace (3 minute recoveries) / cool down. I was able to run the half marathon pace (6:50) for 2 miles but could not quite reach 10K pace (6:30) - and I didn't even attempt 5K pace (6:15). Also had to adjust the length of the intervals.

2 mile warm up

2 miles @ 6:50 (walked 3 minutes for recovery)

1 mile @ 6:40 - couldn't get to 6:30 (walked 3 minutes for recovery)

1 mile @ 6:50

2 miles cool down

Another run where I was just happy to get inside afterwards!

AM - Easy miles through the neighborhood. Already hot! Will reach record highs today, predicted 97 degrees with high winds. Another red flag day as the fires still burn in Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Santa Fe, and Black Mountain areas of San Diego.

PM - was going to lift weights after work, but instead I gored myself at an office birthday party. CAKE!

I couldn't run outside today because of the smell of fires burning in the air. There aren't any warnings to stay inside, but even 30 mile south of the fires, I can smell it. Very very hot, dry, and windy again - fueling wildfires for the third straight day. Thousands of acres burned in 9 separate fires. Homes burned and one person killed. Hope the wind shifts tomorrow and it cools down.

Threshold run on treadmill.

1 - warmup

15 minutes at 6:48 = 2.1 miles

2 minute rest interval

17 minutes at 6:48 - 2.4 miles

1 - cooldown

Felt pretty good during these intervals. It was hot in the gym, so they were a challenge. But got through them with some pep talks. You feel good. You feel relaxed. You can do any thing for 5 minutes. Etc.

Staying indoors as much as possible. Smoke in the air. Some fires contained, others still burning. Check out this chilling time lapse video taken from the roof of Stone Brewery in Escondito. You can see the Harmony Grove fire and the San Marcos fire. Black smoke means the fire is burning. White smoke means the fire does not have an open flame.

Weather should be a little bit cooler today and cooling through the weekend.

Yoga at 6 a.m. - great way to start the day.

Easy miles on portions of the San Diego RnR Half Marathon course, which I am running June 1. I haven't run it since they re-routed the course, so I wanted to check out areas I am not familiar with. Although San Francisco gets all the attention for hills, San Diego is also very hilly - and this course goes through Bankers Hill, Mission Hills, Hillcrest, University Heights, Normal Heights, . . . But it was actually pretty flat where I ran today. I'll cover the rest this week.