AM - Ran 7 miles this morning - the alarm went off at 4:30, and I hit the snooze until 4:45. Once I got up, I felt very awake. Due to a lack of time, I ran 7 instead of 8 miles, and may try to get in a couple more this evening - we will see. The run felt good today - it was still warmer than I like, and the humidity was higher, but my average pace has been continuing to increase, even on the longer runs, without any extra effort on my part. I am confident this means that my aerobic fitness is continuing to improve. Total time for the run today was 56:25, average pace of 8:04/mile. I stepped up the tempo for the last mile and ended up running around MP for the last mile.
PM - Ran 2 miles this evening - temperature was 104 degrees, a little cooler than yesterday, but not much. As I was running, I could see a big storm coming - Hallelujah! Total time for the run was 15:54, average pace of 7:57/mile. Glad I was only running 2 miles. I had not yet had dinner, as I had Webelos Scouts at 6, and didn't want to eat right before I ran. Could feel my stomach growling as I was running - bad tummy! (j/k). I think I am going to continue to follow this plan of splitting my runs. This will allow me to wake up a little later (4:50 instead of 4:30), and put less stress on my body at one time. | 