I started this run in Tucson, AZ, far too late in the day. Tucson has some humidity to accompany the heat, and I did not respect it. The run had elevation changes. Flat to start, downhill, then a long uphill stretch. The return home is the reverse.
About 2.5 miles in, the heat became a factor. There was no wind. The final uphill section on the way home was painful, but I struggled through it.
The run was slow, 10:04 a mile. However, on the positive side, in May I was running just 3 miles and calling it a long run. I ran a mile for time in eary April and finished in just over 9 minutes, so there is improvement. |