The Sensation Of Heat

Good morning.

After the day off Monday I was ready to roll. My legs felt terrific and I decided, after I began to run, to make this a faster effort. It was extreamly hot out so I first thought this would be a tempo run.

I also thought that this summer, with all it's heat, has been a tough summer for fast continuos runs. But, as this run progressed I was able to hold some really good mile splits despite the heat.

I actually felt strong and my heart rate seemed under control. So, I just kept going.

No aches or pains when I run. That is nice.

The active event year is slowly winding down. All I have left is the 1/2 Ironman Branson on Sept. 19, Chicago Marathon Oct 10 and the Hot Chocolate 15K in November.

I would love to make a special trip to Florida in Novemer and will know more about that after the Branson 70.3.

My run looked like this:

Split Time Moving Time Distance Elevation Gain Elevation Loss Avg Pace Avg Moving Pace Best Pace Avg HR Max HR Steps Calories
1 0:08:49 0:08:38 1 0 5 8:49 8:38 7:05 124 137 0 64
2 0:07:38 0:07:36 1 11 0 7:38 7:36 4:46 139 149 0 65
3 0:07:26 0:07:19 1 2 0 7:26 7:19 6:20 149 153 0 68
4 0:07:15 0:07:13 1 0 3 7:15 7:13 2:04 154 159 0 67
5 0:07:32 0:07:33 1 0 4 7:32 7:33 5:54 157 162 0 72
6 0:07:21 0:07:16 1 0 8 7:21 7:16 5:32 161 166 0 71
7 0:00:28 0:00:28 0.07 8 0 7:06 7:00 6:32 165 166 0 5
Summary 0:46:32 0:46:03 6.07 21 21 7:40 7:35 2:04 146 166 0 412



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" Beyond the very extreme of fatigue and distress, we may find amounts of ease and power we never dreamed ourselves to own, sources of strength never taxed at all because we never push through the obstruction."

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