Shawn's Running Blog

12 miles, pavement and dirt.  AQI was 154, so I wore a pollution mask.  Not bad for first four miles, but then the mask was wet and the run was miserable after that.  Had to stop repeatedly just to get a few breaths of air without the mask, and the last 5 miles were necessarily slow.

8 miles, pavement and dirt.  AQI was 182, so I wore the pollution mask.  Ok for four miles, but then mask was soaked, and breathing was difficult.  Last four miles sucked.

4 miles, pavement and dirt.  I wore the pollution mask, so it wasn't pleasant.  AQI: 172.

8 miles, pavement and dirt.  AQI was 170, so I wore the pollution mask.  First three miles were fine while the mask was dry, but as usual the inner mask filter got soaked, and from about mile 5 on, the torture increased.  Once that filter is soaked, it's like voluntarily waterboarding yourself.

8 miles, pavement and dirt.  AQI was 180, so I wore the pollution mask.  I took an extra mask in a zip lock bag, and switched it out at 5 miles when the first one was soaked.  Still unpleasant, but better than before.