I've decided I much prefer running early in the morning to running in the middle of the day. It was hot and I spent the whole time wishing I had chapstick and my water bottle ran out. Getting up early is totally worth it.
I got up a little later than I had intended this morning, but I guess that's a good thing since I went to bed late. I did the level 1 shred with 5 lb weights and then took my daughter to swimming lessons. Then I hung out at home for a little while until it was time to pick up my son from his orchestra rehearsal and then I went on my run. I didn't get out until about 11:45 am.
I had a few short stops during my run because I had to wait for traffic lights. I always paused my Garmin while I was stopped. There's sure a lot more traffic around this area at noon on a Saturday than at 6 am on a weekday.
The route was very hilly. Of course the only way I'd have a flat run around here would be if I ran laps around the track. So I'm including ascent and descent numbers with my split times today just for fun.
Average pace: 10:20
Splits:
Mile 1 - 10:21 (up 115 ft, down 139 ft)
Mile 2 - 10:13 (up 117 ft, down 107 ft)
Mile 3 - 10:39 (up 122 ft, down 66 ft)
Mile 4 - 10:17 (up 119 ft, down 76 ft)
Mile 5 - 11:01 (up 144 ft, down 46 ft)
Mile 6 - 10:03 (up 76 ft, down 100 ft)
Mile 7 - 10:07 (up 206 ft, down 209 fit)
Mile 8 - 10:17 (up 73 ft, down 112 ft)
Mile 9 - 10:32 (up 108 ft, down 85 ft)
Mile 10 - 9:58 (up 82 ft, down 138 ft)
And of course the whole thing is done at between 5800 and 6000 feet.
I'm looking forward to a day of rest tomorrow. Of course I have to get up early because we have choir practice at 8:00 am and then we're singing in church. It's my fault that the practice is that early because I'm the choir director. We normally meet at 8:15 (church starts at 9:00) on the days we sing, but we're not quite as prepared as I'd like to be and so we're meeting a little earlier for practice. I don't think the choir is too happy about it.
Saucony Omni 6: 58.88 | 