DAY  194

Today I account for these past four days.  The weather was cooler Monday and Tuesday, but I didn’t really run farther.  I had been trying to get back up to 3.0 miles but it was hot last week, with temperatures exceeding a hundred, believe it or not!  On Monday there was some competition on the track, so my inner drive did not permit me to run slower.  As I remember, I ran two miles at 9:15 mpm.  This is encouraging; however difficult it has been to extend my mileage, I can see that muscles are still building. 

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Dorothy decided to start running.  We went down to the track but didn’t have time to run because we were supposed to meet Ted and Rita for sushi, so we only ran a single lap.  When we came back home, I went out again (two hours after eating) and ran after 7:30pm.  This was a pain because the declining sun was in my face.  It was close to two hours before sunset, but I hated it.  (I think the same would happen at sunrise, but that’s just after six in the morning, when I am always asleep).

So, the temperatures were back up yesterday and today.  I ran both days after noon sometime, when the temperature was between 88 F and 92 F.  In spite of that, I ran strong both days and completed a full three miles.  Today I felt like the heat itself energized instead of sapping me.  If this continues, I’ll dub myself the dragon runner.  (Maybe influenced by the last episode of the first season of Game of Thrones that I watched last night.)

TIME                          Mid-Afternoon

TEMP                          88 – 92 F   (31 – 33 C)

CONDITIONS           sunny, clear

RUNS                         2.25 , 2.0 , 3.0 , 3.0

RATES                       9:50 , 9:20 , 9:50 , 9:55

WEIGHT                    199 lbs still!

INJURY THREAT     stiff left knee at beginning, soreness in both heels later in evening

MILEAGE  YTD       75.75 miles (121 Km)

TIME  YTD                749 minutes