Having changed locations from the lovely and cool northwest to the much hotter and more humid southeast, i.e. Tennessee, and I must run in the wee hours of the morning so that the temperature is below 80. However, early morning is not necessarily my strength. So, I was out by 8am and 80 degrees. OMG.

Goal today:

walk 1/4, run 1/2, walk 1/4, run 3/4, walk 1/4.

Actual run:

walk 1/4, run 1/2, walk 0.2, run 0.62, walk 1/4.

It was great running today! My ankles felt awesome, which could have been partially attributed to the gravel I was running on rather than the usual concrete/asphalt combo. Still in the stability shoes and orthotics. The great challenge was surviving the heat.

Not only is the temperature higher, the intensity of the sun is also much greater! So, when I was not in the shade, the sun was beating down upon my head. It felt like my head was going to explode.

I was really close to the goal and had there been a few more trees providing shade, I might have made it. Also, I could have gotten up an hour earlier 😉

Anyway, a success to me.