Rain delay.
This entry was posted on 7/3/2011 4:36 PM and is filed under uncategorized.
Early this morning I was up, had coffee and a muffin and was ready to go. I noticed right when I got up that the sky in the west looked especially dark, but I dismissed it as the fading night sky. Right as I was getting ready to go it started to drizzle, then it really started to pour. So I decided to delay the run, the forecast said the showers would end by 9:00. Back to bed I went and easily slipped back to sleep. I woke up for the second time at 9:30 and the rain had stopped. A few bowls of cereal and another cup of coffee and I was ready to go. When I left the house it was just over 70 degrees and humid, but not too uncomfortable. By the time I got to the reservoir the rain had started again.
At that point the forecast said "scattered showers ending by noon." The plan was to do 3 loops, the first 2 easy, then push it on the third one, then wrap it up with an easy 2 miles to cool down. By the end of the first mile I was completely soaked, but it felt great. I cruised through the first lap @ 37:26 which felt effortless. The next loop felt just as easy in just under 37. I was feeling so good that I thought I might be able to get that last loop down close to 30. But then the rain stopped, and the sun started to come out. As I began the last loop and started to push, the temperature jumped and it just felt steamy. I still put in a solid effort, but had to settle for 31:59. If I had forced the pace any faster I would have been doing way too much. The last 2 miles were jogged for a total of 17 for the day @ 2:01. Most of next week is recovery in preparation for the Belmar 5. If we get decent weather I should be able to run well.
Total for the week: 70
for the year: 1342
