A Hot Failure

i have been trying to get my long run for last week in for 3 days now. i thought that if i did not do it this morning, i would not want to do it in the afternoon heat. i got up with intentions of running and then decided to wait until the afternoon. then i decided i really better run this morning, after seeing that the afternoon temps were going to be in the 90s. i just don't run well in the heat, especially when it is very sunny.

i headed out and was actually at a pretty good pace for me. then i hit the stretch of road that has very little shade and i was still feeling pretty good at about 3.5 miles. then i hit the stretch of road with no shade and i faded fast. at 5 miles i really felt like i was overheating, no matter how slow i was going. at 5 miles i stopped to walk the rest of the way home, and return some calls that i had on my phone. just about that time a woman came running from the other direction. she must have turned around a little after she passed me, and came back and passed me again. about that time i was getting off the phone and thought if she can do it i can too. so i ran for about another 1/2 mile, then i stopped and walked the rest of the way home, about a mile. during the run, my heart rate was about 6 bpms faster than what it normally is for the paces i was running.

i hate the sunny heat, can't wait for it to cool off a little. i basically ran for 5 miles. when i headed out, it was 80 degrees, when i got back it was 85. i would have swore it was 95. here are my splits for those:

.5= 4:54 152
1.0= 9:58 5:03 171
1.5= 15:05 5:07 175
2.0= 20:47 5:42 177
2.5= 26:34 5:46 174
3.0= 32:31 5:57 174
3.5= 38:13 5:42 174
4.0= 44:32 6:18 174
4.5= 50:50 6:18 172
5.0= 56:51 6:00 167

i am not worried that i didn't get my mileage in, my legs felt great the entire time, even after the run. i just felt drained for the entire run. maybe if i would run more in the sun i would do better, i just dislike it so much. 2 hours after the run after 2 gatorades in crushed ice and some ice cream and lunch i still feel drained and hot.

thought of the day: i'm hot.