I'm a bit of a weather geek. Always have been. So here's an interesting stat about our weather here in Seattle this month:
Number of mornings we've stayed in the 40s: 23
Number of mornings we've dropped below freezing: 0
On average, Seattle drops below freezing 13-15 times each January. We are two days away from shattering the all-time average temperature record for the month of January. So if you live in San Diego or LA and are tired of the cool rainy weather, you might try warm and dry Seattle.
52 degrees when I arrived at the Redmond HS track for my workout. Thin overcast and no wind.
I managed to forget my racing flats so i was stuck doing the workout in my trainers.
The workout was 2x1.5M @ 5:04 pace which pencils out to be 7:36 for the six laps.
First rep was in 7:30 (5:00 pace). Each lap felt very comfortable.
Four minute rest jog
Second rep was in 7:35. For some reason my fifth lap on this rep was a real bummer because I was on pace at the mile for closer to a 7:30-31. But regardless, beat my times and felt pretty relaxed doing it. I feel like I had a small fitness breakthrough today as I inch back into shape.
On the way back, I stopped by REI in Redmond and tried on a pair of Five Fingers. Ummm...weird. Thinking about buying a pair. | 