Mixed results

I woke up this morning to a text message from my coach that the weather was perfect for a outdoor run. Taking a look at the conditions, it was definitely nice, but was definitely going to be on a fast upward trend, so I wasn't entirely sure how things might go if I dared the outdoor run today.

By the time I got outside, it was 68F and looking to go up a fair bit. Could I beat the heat? Well... no. After the run finished and I got back inside, I checked the temp, and it was now 79F. That and the humidity (that just hasn't broken for a couple of weeks now) definitely helps explain much of today's results.

I know that I'm easily capable of doing 7:35/mi for 13 miles, on treadmill or outdoors under cooler/less humid conditions. But today's effort definitely was difficult.

Mile      Goal      Actual

1            7:35      7:25 (as always, out a little too fast)

2            7:35      7:20 (I always gain a few seconds on the downhill at 1.5 Miles)

3            7:35      7:34

4            7:35      7:28

5            7:35      7:32

6            7:35      7:37

7            7:35      7:44

8            7:35      9:10 (HR spike after Mile 7, walked for 3 min until HR came back below 145 for 1min)

9            7:35      7:39

10          7:35      7:38

11          7:35      7:44

12          7:35      7:47

13          7:35      9:06 (90sec walk at beginning to stave off HR spike, 90sec walk at the hill at 12.5 Miles)