AM: 76F, 83%. 6 @ 8:04 AP. Did a couple 30-sec strides @ mile pace without looking at my watch and they were around 5:15. Did not feel as crisp as last week.
I signed up for a HM this weekend. Kinda surprising they would even have one in south Texas at this time of year, but I need to do some racing, even if it's at a heat slog pace.
PM: 93F, "fees like" 96F, SSE 16-25 mph. I ran the 1600m tonight. My warmup was a little pitiful, only made it 2 miles and did 3 or 4 strides. I did the first stride into the wind and it was depressing enough that I did the rest with the tailwind. Then sat in my car for 10 minutes blasting the a/c in an attempt to cool down.
They called up everyone in the event. I looked around and it was me, an old guy, and 7 or 8 kids. Not like HS kids....like maybe 10-year-olds. Ah, what did I sign up for? Anyway it would definitely turn out to be a solo time trial. My splits were 76, 81 (2:37), 83 (4:00), 78 (5:18). True, it was hot and windy, but I left a lot of effort on the table as well. It's hard to go into beast mode when you're feeling ridiculous as you're lapping adorable little kids. Anyway, I don't think I'll do any more of these meets. I just kinda felt stupid out there. The price was right though - $1.50!
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