After 3 weeks of upper 90s to 100s, the temps were downright chilly! Ha Ha. Actually the high was around 90 today, which allowed me to run in the evening, instead of after dark. Lindsey was in town Thursday night, so we ran in Fenton Park around 6:30. The weather was cooler, the park was filled with activity, and I was able to easily run 3 miles non-stop. I wasn’t even out of breath after the run. 10 degrees cooler and less humidity certainly help the run. I was really getting frustrated with running late at night, because I had a hard time settling my body down after going through that type of high-intensity workout.
Conditions: 85 degrees, overcast.
Results: today: 2.8 miles; shoe miles: 42; time: 29:16; pace: 10:27
Thoughts: Overcast and cooler temps. I’m looking forward to the Fall.
What I’ll remember the most: Running with Lindsey on a weekday.
I had such a nice time running my 3-miler. It wasn’t too hot, and I decided to run next to Patrick. We ran the entire course non-stop. At the end, I wasn’t even out of breath. There were soccer and baseball games going on all around the park. It was nice to run and see so much activity. My knees hurt right off the bat because I had run so fast the day before. Patrick and I wanted to keep running, but we knew were were supposed to take it easy this week.
I wanted to run yesterday (because I run Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays), but this heat is keeping me from getting motivated. It was muggy and hot and I figured I’d wait until tomorrow to run. I got in my car to head home after work today, and was shocked to see a temperature of 112 degrees on my thermometer. I snapped a photo from my cell phone. 
It ranged between 110 and 115 on the way home. Just insane. How can I train in that kind of weather? That’s a pretty good indication I’m running after dark, when the temp gets down into the lower 90s. Around 9:15pm, the temps were about 91, so I headed out to run my 4-miler. I went to Fenton Park like I always do during the week, and decided to run 4.2 miles, which is 3 laps around. The humidity was low, and it felt pretty nice out. There were some ball games still going on at the time, but by the time I went around my third lap, they were turning off the lights! One interesting note about running at night is that with each lap, the stars looked like they were in a different position…and I guess that’s right…it was about 15 minutes a lap for me tonight.
While running, the mind wanders, and today I was just imagining what it would be like to run down the streets of Vegas and have all the lights and casinos passing by. Pretty cool scene. I can’t wait to run it. I felt good about today’s run, since I ran it non stop. I had a good stretch afterwards and I didn’t experience any side pains like I had been in the past. I was getting pains within the first half-mile, but now I don’t have any pain at all.
Conditions: 91 degrees, less humid, clear starry skies.
Results: today: 4 miles; total: 39 miles; time: 46:50; pace: 11:09
Thoughts: I enjoy the night running. There are parts of the park where there’s hardly any light, but I like the lack of sun every now and then, especially when the official high was 105 today!
What I’ll remember the most: The stars.
