July 11, 2015

In the Evening. Hot and humid remains the storyline in these parts. 79 degrees Fahrenheit (26 Celsius) with the relative humidity at 75% made for another muggy evening run. Started and finished right at the 10:00 min/mile pace and had no problem keeping the tempo slow and low. Completed the 6.22 campus loop in 1:01:52 for a 9:57 min/mile pace. Shoes are shot: 374 miles on 57 runs (61 hours and 46 minutes) with maybe a couple of additional runs left before they transition to walk-around status. 17 miles and change for the week. Mahalo. 

July 8, 2015

In the Evening. Another brutally humid pm run. The temp, however, was a manageable 72 degrees Fahrenheit, or 22 degrees Celsius with a relative humidity of 95%. Returned to the classic Eastern Approach route for a change of pace. Skirting the Eastern boundary of the campus to its Southern reaches and a return on the Western boundary, through the South Greek and campus environs. Beautiful, calm, minimal traffic and various running surfaces with which to contend. Completed the 6.03 miles in 59:57 for a 9:56 min/mile average pace. First sub-10 minute per mile pace since June 18th. Solid finish. Mahalo.

July 6, 2015

In the Evening. Back on the trail as the sun set for another hot and humid run. 81 degrees Fahrenheit (27 Celsius) coupled with an obscene relative humidy made it uncomfortable from about mile two onward. The pace was slow and deliberate from the onset. Completed the 5.39 mile campus loop in 56:32 for a 10:29 min/mile pace. 260th fastest 4-6 mile workout, according to Runkeeper. Regardless of the slow pace, it was a solid run. And a slow, sluggish run is better than no run any day of the week! Mahalo. 

July 1, 2015

In the Evening. Another hot (81 degrees Fahrenheit, 27 Celsius) and humid (80%) post-sunset run. This evening's 5.39 miles was particularly slow and sluggish. Finished the campus loop in an underwhelming 56:05 for a 10:24 min/mile pace. Runkeeper stats informing me that it's my 257th fastest 4-6 mile run! (Exclamation point is theirs!) June's numbers were below average, both in terms of runs and miles. Fiinished the month with nine runs and 55.1 miles. Did take a week off to rest a lingering shin issue, so it does make sense. Mahalo.