Day # 17: 4.4 Miles in the Humidity

I was planning to run this morning, but when my alarm went off at 6:30am, my body was telling me otherwise. After two straight days of minimal sleep, I needed the extra hour this morning. I'm glad I got it because I ended up working at the office for 10 hours before getting home at 6:30 this evening. According to the program, I needed a 4 mile run tonight, but the problem is that I know two different 3 mile loops, a 6 mile loop, and a 9 mile loop. So I took one of my 3 mile loops, and added on a couple of extra streets going further away from the house. It worked....
I finished my run in the 78 degree humidity in 33:22. I didn't feel all that great, but I pushed hard as you are supposed to on Wednesdays on this program. After I got home, I went out and drove the course to measure it and it came out to be 4.4 miles. 4.4 miles in 33:22 means that I averaged about 7:35/mile, which was fine considering the temps, hills, and running through sand for 1/4 mile on one of the roads.
Well, I'm off to a 9:30pm soccer game! Nothing like a little cross training after a 4.4 mile run.

Notes: Multi-vitamin this morning, drank accelerade before my run, and drank protein after. Not sure how I'll fit in a run next 2 days---I'll be in Maine and waking up real early both days.