I skipped the Monday easy run due to a massive allergy flare-up. We had family in town this weekend and went to the lake on Sunday. The wind was blowing and was the trigger for a horrible day and night. Rather than tempt fate the next day, I decided the best course was to lie low and live to fight another day.
All of a sudden it's like autumn has arrived. Last week the temperatures were in the mid-summer range, and today it was about 70 degrees when I went out. The forecast is for the weather to stay mild and not get hot again for the foreseeable future. Weird.
Since I had the day off I went out for a run about 2 p.m. Seven days ago I wouldn't have attempted it due to the heat, but today it was just fine. It was sunny and breezy - all in all a beautiful day for running. Hill repeats was the order of the day, and I did seven of them. I started with a couple of warm-up miles and then did one hill up the middle of the neighborhood to our east. I came down on the backside of the neighborhood and then did six more up my normal hill of repeating. Or something like that. The kids have named a couple of hills in the area, so I suppose I should do the same with this particular hill. They've already taken Killer Hill and Lungdropper Hill. Guess I need to be a little more creative.
Total for the day was 5 miles, which was okay since I was going for distance. I was surprised to find I was doing the repeats at a pace around 7:30/minute, but I guess that's what milder weather brings to the table. As usual, my cooldown run back to the house seemed slow but was actually faster than I've been going lately. That's the benefit of speedwork.
My left knee is hurting somewhat. It feels like the classic runner's knee symptoms. I'm not sure if it's because of too many hills or something else, but I'm going to monitor it. I don't want it to develop into anything that will keep me from racing in December.
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