Monday I was outrunning a serious thunderstorm which I don't recommend . It told me I had 50 minutes until the thunderstorm started (thanks minute by minute tracker from accuweather) and that was correct . As soon as I finished my 4 miler, the storm hit . I was able to do negative splits due to the storm... avg 9:56/mile with 10:21; 10:00; 9:46; 9:31 for the miles... felt good about that. Outrunning a storm can help your splits... The last mile I felt the wind pick up and so I just moved fast! Reminds me of this picture.... in jest... I would never actually go out if there was a tornado approaching/tornado warning:
Wednesday met with my usual running crowd to do 6 miles. Slower pace (which was welcomed). 10:53/mile.... I think we were all tired that day.
Friday did my last run before vacation. 4 miles at 9:25 pace... it was actually pretty hot/humid but we felt motivated to run faster. Met up with another runner in a different place. Stomach was feeling bad during the run and I had to take an unexpected break but it ended up working out well.
My final run for the week wasn't until Sunday due to traveling for vacation. It was a 9 miler along a beach bike path. It was super hot that morning so I started out at 5:30am! 79 degrees, dew point of 75. It was a difficult journey. Probably this was the run that I struggled the most throughout my lifetime of running. I can't think of many that were harder due to the humidity and temperature... but I got through it.
Next week is week 7. I will actually start it on Tuesday due to getting my long run in later for week 6.
Mileage totals should be about 4/6/4/13 for a total of 27 miles...
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