This week started out tough, and I expected it to get tougher but thankfully it didn't. Tuesday morning, I wasn't able to get up and run because Dorian was in and out of sleep. But I was able to get in a 6 mile run that afternoon/evening, I went ahead and took Jetta with us. It was 82 degrees, 70% humidity but cloudy for the most part with 12 mph E winds so it wasn't awful. But I decided that if the temperature is above 85 degrees, Jetta won't be running with us unless it is cloudy, barely any humidity and some wind.
We ran the 6 miles in 58:42 with an average pace of 9:47 min/mile.
Laps/splits
Mile 1 - 9:53
Mile 2 - 10:08
Mile 3 - 9:17
Mile 4 - 9:33
Mile 5 - 9:51
Mile 6 - 9:36
Wednesday morning I was able to get up in the morning, it was 73 degrees, barely a breeze and 94% humidity. Jetta only ran a loop of 5 miles with me, it was just too humid for her to run another 5.1 miles.
I ran a total of 10.1 miles in 1:40:26 with an average pace of 9:57 min/mile, elevation gain of 240 feet.
Laps/splits
Mile 1 - 10:40
Mile 2 - 10:25
Mile 3 - 10:12
Mile 4 - 10:04
Mile 5 - 9:47
Mile 6 - 9:51
Mile 7 - 9:51
Mile 8 - 932
Mile 9 - 9:21
Mile 10 - 9:02
Thursday morning was 68 degrees, 94% humidity and 6 mph SW winds. Even though it was really humid, the dew point was around 62 or something and it wasn't too awful so Jetta went with me.
We ran 6.5 miles in 1:06:39 with an average pace of 10:15 min/mile and an elevation gain of 133 feet, I was feeling tired and my legs were already heavy.... how was I going to manage a 15 miler on Saturday??? And this hot and humid weather, it was just brutal!
Laps/splits
Mile 1- 10:44
Mile 2 - 10:27
Mile 3 - 10:02
Mile 4 - 10:16
Mile 5 - 9:54
Mile 6 - 9:36
Mile 6.5 - 10:12
A pic from Thursday's run.
Friday morning was almost tough, I wasn't able to get up until 5 AM and was out the door by 5:19 AM. It was 68 degrees and 83% humidity with 7 mph NNE winds so that wasn't too bad. Jetta and I ran 6.1 miles in 1:01:21 with average pace of 10:03 min/mile and an elevation gain of 113 feet. My legs weren't nearly as dead as Thursday but they were still tired.
Laps/splits
Mile 1 - 9:47
Mile 2 - 10:19
Mile 3 - 10:08
Mile 4 - 10:12
Mile 5 - 9:53
Mile 6 - 9:31
Mile 6.1 - 8:19
Saturday...... yep it was Saturday morning, I didn't get a whole lot of sleep and was tired but I got up at 3:50 AM. It was 68 degrees and 83% humidity with a dew point of 62 and winds around 3 mph NNE. It wasn't awful, but I wasn't sure if Jetta would be up to it. I figured we'd do a loop or something and see how she was feeling at mile 7 or so.
She did really well, we stopped a lot so she could have a break and from mile 8 on there were water sources like lakes and swamps or whatever. We'd stop so she could get a drink, and had to deal with lots horseflies which were really annoying.
Jetta at the "swamp" lake type thing.
She and I were doing really well, it was getting tougher though once we got off this beautifully shaded gravel road (which just so happened to have the horseflies too). The sun was up and you could feel the heat, we stopped at a few other lakes and I gave her as many breaks in shady spots as I could find them. I was constantly checking her breathing and watching her with each stop and even during the run. She didn't lag behind or put tension on the leash, but was going at an easy trot.
At mile 12.7 we stopped at the last lake, the first 5 feet had some marshy plants and stuff, but Jetta started walking out and after a few steps her whole front half suddenly went under. She righted herself quickly but was so disoriented she started swimming further out, I was worried she'd get out there and suddenly become too exhausted to swim back and I'd have to jump in to save her. Luckily she quickly realized where she was and turned around and headed back to my voice. On the positive side.... she was cooled off.
We headed home, and finished 15 miles in 2:25:33 with an average pace of 9:42 min/mile and an elevation gain of 328 feet.
Laps/splits
Mile 1 - 10:48
Mile 2 - 10:08
Mile 3 - 10:01
Mile 4 - 10:10
Mile 5 - 10:06
Mile 6 - 9:28
Mile 7 - 9:32
Mile 8 - 9:44
Mile 9 - 9:33
Mile 10 - 9:19
Mile 11 - 9:18
Mile 12 - 9:04
Mile 13 - 9:09
Mile 14 - 9:12
Mile 15 - 8:53
Sunday morning was a busy/crazy day, it was Father's Day and Dorian was up since 4 AM. I took him and Jetta for a quick run on the river front before my family's get-together. We ran 3.3 miles in 32:27 with an average pace of 9:50 min/mile.
Later that evening, since my niece was staying the night she came with me and the dogs to the trails. She rode her bike and I ran, we did 5.4 mile in 1:01:08 with an average pace of 11:19 min/mile. It was quite a bit slower because my 10 year old niece isn't very active.
I managed to get in 52.4 miles for week 2 of MTE 50 training. Hopefully I can get that or a little more this week. I'd like to reach an average of 60 for the final 2-3 weeks before my 2-3 week taper. Including this week that is about 9 more weeks I believe.
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