DAY 185 and 186:
Fun in the Sun
So, right when I really get going again and proclaim
Phase II, I take off a week. That’s not
my fault. The weather got hot and I have
obligations to my wife. (No, I’m not
married to the track). We went to the
lakeshore five days this past week and hung out. Great fun for a middle aged man and his
lovely wife, especially when the seagull pecked a hole in the potato chip bag
belonging to the small group of high school dudes and they came back just in
time to see the gulls snatching chips one by one!
So, yesterday, I ran in the middle of the day in hot
sunny weather (90degrees F, 32 C). I
thought maybe, considering the heat I could eke out a mile, but there was a
muscular guy who was several years older than me, kicking my but on the track;
he was besting me by an even fifty percent.
As a result, my testosterone kicked in and I ran nine laps (2.25 miles, 3.6K)
at about 10 minutes per mile. Better,
today I went down to the track and it was 94 degrees F (34 C) and there was a
young well built soccer player with no fat on his body. When I found he was gaining only twenty yards
per lap, I was able to run two miles at a pace of 9:19 per mile. I am pretty excited at the prospect of soon
being able to run regular 5Ks in sub-nines, especially considering that I still
weight a full 200 pounds. Yes, when I
lose about 30+ I will fell very good.
More about that later, I have a celebration party for a young marine
tonight (I am sure I will consume a few carbohydrates)…
TIME: 6:30pm
TEMP: 94 F 34.4 C
CONDITIONS: Clear,
Sunny
SUN: 6:09
am to 9:25 pm
TOTAL RUN(S): 2.25
+ 2.0 mi (3.6 + 3.2 K)
RUN TIME(S): 22:28
and 18:38
RATE: 9:59
and 9:19 mpm
WEIGHT: 200
lbs. 90.8K (“why do you eat so much?”)
INJURY THREATS: watch
right and left heels, right hamstring tight
Mileage YTD: 59.25
mi 94.8K
Time YTD: 620
minutes
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