June 30, 2016

Dawn Patrol. Campus loop. Temps in the low 70s (70 degrees Fahrenheit, 21 Celsius) with 90% humidity. Another hot and humid early morning run, although much more bearable due to a nice cloud cover. Entered through the Elm Street portal and took it from there. Completed the 5.64 miles in 55:12 for a 9:48 min/mile average pace. Solid run. Mahalo.

June 28, 2016

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. Post-Thunderstorm Bliss. Brutal humidity (100%) and temps in the mid-70s (75 Fahrenheit, 24 Celsius) as I headed out this morning for my go-to Tuesday maintenance run. Competed the 4.84 miles in a pedestrian 48:16 for a 9:58 min/mile pace. Had to rally to get things under the ten-minute mile pace. Hot and humid conditions persist with no change in the foreseeable future. Mahalo.

June 25, 2016

Dawn Patrol. Weekend Edition. Extended Campus Loop. Changed the route for shits and giggles. Took Main Street to Porter Street and headed South for a bit. Cut over to the campus environs and then took Jenkins South to the campus boundary. Returned to the shack through the South Greek and main campus. Once again there was no change on the weather front: 75 degrees Fahrenheit (24 Celsius) with 85% relative humidity. Soaked ten-minutes into the run. Purposefully slowed the pace, and finished strong. Completed the 6.80 miles in 1:09:20 for an average pace of 10:12 min/mile. Rocked the Spartacus Redux Mix on the box for the first time in a while. Closed out the week with 17.24 miles (27.74 km) on three runs. Mahalo.

June 23, 2016

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. 75 degrees Fahrenheit, 24 degrees Celsius with 90% humidity. Soaking wet one-mile into this morning's run. A slight breeze from the South helped...a bit. No surprises: another solid run from beginning to end. Continuing to finish strong, i.e., below pace for the last mile. Finished the 4.85 miles in 47:51 for a 9:53 min/mile average pace. Mahalo.

June 21, 2016

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. Another hot and humid early morning run: temps a manageable 72 degrees Fahrenheit (22 Celsius) with 85% humidity. Started at a nice 10:00 min/mile pace and finished a bit under after it was all said and done. Tweaked the embarkation point a bit and will likely stay with the Elm Street portal for the summer. Completed the 5.59 mile campus loop in 54:42 for a 9:48 min/mile average pace. Finished strong, even as the heat and humidity bore down on me. H2O stop at Reeves provided a nice respite. Mahalo.

June 18, 2016

Early morning campus loop. Awoke to temps in the high 70s (77 degrees Fahrenheit, 25 Celsius) with 75% humidity. It was a bit overcast, which, coupled with a slight North breeze, made the run much more bearable. Headed South to the Highway 9 boundary and then up the East side of campus to the shack. Finished the 6.28 mile loop in a slowish 1:05:36 for a 10:27 min/mile pace. Times and splits have slowed considerably since the summer heat arrived. Mahalo.

June 15, 2016

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. Hit the road to extremely warm and humid conditions, this time with the sun having yet to hit the olive oil. Temp was a balmy 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 Celsius) with 100% humidity. Tweaked the route a bit to get a water stop in around mile three. Finished the 5.52 miles in a sluggish 55:42 for a 10:05 min/mile average pace. Runkeeper informed me it was my 299th fastest five-mile run. Proud. Overall, felt good in the beginning and then eventually slowed due to the heat and humidity. Will squeeze two runs in before Sunday. Mahalo.

June 11, 2016

Early morning sushi-fueled campus loop. Out the door a bit later than usual in a futile attempt to sleep off the multitude of Asahi's I downed last night. Temp was a very warm 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 Celsius) with 80% humidity. Started strong and then the heat took over. Water stops are open again, which probably saved my life. Completed the 5.44 miles (8.75 kilometers) in 57:30 for a sub-sonic 10:34 min/mile average pace. Ended the week with 14 miles on three runs. Heat continues to build this week. Mahalo.

June 9, 2016

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. Another late Spring morning run. Temps continue to rise: today it was a humid (90%) 66 degrees Fahrenheit (19 Celsius) at 545 am. Completed the 4.31 mile loop in 41:41 for a 9:40 min/mile average pace. Splits were fairly consistent and I finished strong. Shaved a minute and 22 seconds off of Tuesday's time. Slowly getting my groove back. Mahalo.

June 7, 2016

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. Two-week respite related to travel and debauchery and thankfully not to any health or injury concerns. Back in the game and feeling great! Hit the road this AM at the appointed hour to temps in the mid 60s (63 degrees Fahrenheit, 17 Celsius) with 85% humidity. Solid effort from beginning to end: although I started strong, I had to hustle to break the 10:00 min/mile threshold. Completed the 4.31 miles in an underwhelming 43:02 for a 9:59 min/mile average pace. The heat and humidity of Oklahoma's summer is finally upon us. Will gradually build miles to get my mojo back. Mahalo.