3.93 miles

Shoes: Saucony ProGrid Omni Ultimate
Resting HR: n/a
Time: 45:00 min, plus 5 min warm-up, 8 min cool-down, then 10 min stretching
Pace: 11:28
Training HR: n/a
Miles: 3.93
Miles this week: 15.65 miles
Weather: Mostly sunny, cool, very high humidity (~81%), ~64 F.
X-Training: None.
Weight: 120 lbs.

Good morning! Better than yesterday, even though the humidity level was a killer. Seriously, I thought I moved to the freakin' desert. What's up with the 80% humidity?

Still, it was nice and cool when I started out, which made for some weird running at times because I would feel a nice breeze but also had a thin film of moisture all over my skin. As much as I like the cool weather, I think I'd rather have 70+ F temps and less than 20% humidity. I felt like I was having a hard time taking in enough clean oxygen at times.

I did finally experiment with eating something before a run, a practice I never really indulged in before, even during my long runs back in 2001. I had one Nature Valley granola bar and drank 2 cups of water rather than my usual 1, ~45 minutes before I headed out. I really had to haul ass this morning just to get out of bed to give myself enough time to digest the food before the run. And guess what? Although conditions were similar to yesterday (i.e., humid, although at least it was mostly sunny today), I felt so much better physically. Didn't feel as if I was literally running on empty. So I guess I know what to do in the future. Time to start stocking up on those Nature Valley bars.

Pre-run snack: 1 Nature Valley granola bar
Breakfast: Homemade whole wheat blueberry scone; 1 half-glass organic chocolate milk

Thursday:
Lunch: PB&J on whole wheat toasted bread; miso soup.
Snack: Small cafe au lait w/ skim milk.
Dinner: 4 oz Parmesan Chicken breast; 2 cups rice; 1 cup sauteed green beans; small 1" slice chocolate chess pie.