Thick air

Last night was a bit late, followed a 2am wake-up call, then up for real shortly after 7. Not enough sleep, but it was time to hit the road. There are thunderstorms potentially on the way this afternoon, so I wanted to get done early. The problem now is, the air is thick with humidity preceding the storms, so my run was tougher than usual.

But still, I got out and knocked out two hilly loops of 5.25 miles each. The first was relatively mild, and went by in 40:26. I think that's one of my fastest first laps ever. The second was a bit more of a struggle. I tried to keep the pacing in check, and felt relatively good in the legs. It was just some shortness of breath that was getting me, and the humidity could be blamed for that. I still got around in 38:23, not a record by any stretch, but a good pace all things considered.

Run: 10.5 miles, 40:26/38:23

Good luck to all my teammates who are racing at IMLP today. There's a bunch of them out there, so hopefully the weather is better than last year. At the moment I'm writing this, my assistant swim coach, is leading the women's race by 13:30 through 60 miles on the bike. What a hammer! Even more impressive, she was first out of the water. Not first woman ... just FIRST. Next time she has a clinic I'll make sure I attend. Go Tereza!