Yes, I used the word oppressive. The temperature wasn't too bad this morning at just below 80 degrees, but the humidity was about 90%. Really, rain would have felt much better. I saw the wife biking and jogging, and I'm proud of her for getting out in this weather. I left from the house about 7:20 a.m. and I don't think leaving earlier would have helped that much. When I came in the door after my run the wife told me I looked terrible. The honesty was nice, because I sure felt terrible.
I planned on going 13 miles today, but that didn't happen. As I made the turn onto the hills of Flintlock at mile 9, I tried picturing myself coming back up those hills at about mile 11.5. My mental picture included a lot of walking. The humidity just saps the strength from my legs. I hydrated and kept it slow, at about 11 minutes/mile, but nonetheless I was just glad to finish 10.5 miles. Whew, what a day. I seem to be running slower since I got the Garmin, but I think that's more a result of the heat than of the watch.
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