Easy* run. Average pace 9:00/mile.
Weather: 52°F, 82% humidity, wind 6.5 SSE, overcast. It's been quite humid in the mornings lately, but it doesn't stay like that all day.
This was the run that never seemed to end. I slept in a little and got a late start (6:30) and then I made a potty stop at a Walgreen's around the end of mile 4 and I had to wait for a bunch of traffic lights, some of them for quite a while. The total time I was running was 1:40, but the total time between when I started and when I finished was 1:53.
*Now to explain the asterisk next to Easy above. I did a variation of my to work and back route to increase it from 9 to 11 miles. I changed the end of the run, which extended the uphill that I get on the return trip anyway. This was the eternal uphill on the never-ending run. Just for kicks, I'll show you the elevation profile of this run. The elevation profile is compacted, so it makes things look much steeper than they actually are, but notice the duration of the uphill in the 2nd half. Of course the downhill in the first half was nice and easy. I was feeling pretty good at that point. Mile splits were 9:47, 9:18, 8:58, 8:52, 8:46, 8:36, 8:52, 9:06, 8:53, 9:09, 8:26.
Now since some of you experienced a blast from the past when I mentioned Mr. Blue Sky by ELO the other day, here's something else for you. This is a song that I don't have on my NotPod. But the video is hilarious. | 