Waiting Out the Storm

A storm system moved through about five o'clock, and I had to wait until after 6:45 before heading out. At one point I thought the storm had cleared and started walking along the sidewalk, but a clap of thunder to the south sent me back inside. Another false start had me walking out the front door, spying dark clouds to the south, and going back in. My prudence was rewarded since about three minutes later two heavy thunderclaps shook the house. I don't think I would have wanted to be outside during those lightning strikes. I almost hit the treadmill instead but persevered for the outside run since I wanted to do my speedwork on the hills. I like the challenge of that much better than a treadmill at this point in my training.

Anyway, on to the run. I ran 5.5 miles, with 24 minutes of that being a tempo run. I almost didn't have enough room in my route since I sped up after two miles and ran about an eight-minute pace for the next three miles. I didn't have much of a cooldown, just a quarter mile and then a walk back up the hill. And it was very, very humid. But all in all I felt good about it at the end.