This run did not go well. I am not sure how to interpret it, but I just hope I don't have a day like this at the Portland Marathon. First of all, I am used to (spoiled by) early morning temps in the 50's with low to moderate humidity. Today was around 70F with high humidity and I was drenched with sweat and feeling completely overheated (no evaporation happening) within 20 minutes. I don't know if it would have helped at all to get out before dawn, as I had planned, but there was a violent thunderstorm and I had to wait for the skies to calm down for safe running. Since I had to be back home on a deadline, leaving late also took off some of the mileage that I had planned for this morning. The discouragement did not help! This was to be a Daniels workout: 2 mi w.u., 2 X 10 min LT w/ 12 min jog between, 80+ minutes easy pace, 15 min LT and a 2 mi cool down. When I got to the 15 min LT at the end, I just didn't have anything left. I tried to get my legs going several times and kept ending up panting and dangerously flushed with heat. I settled for whatever pace would come and just concentrated on getting the fastest step turnover I could manage, even if it was baby steps. Even that just wiped me out and I had to take several rest jogs. Here's to better running in the near future and no more runs like I had today. That was awful.
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