August 16, 2016

0530 hrs. Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. Another week of running inaugurated this morning. Hit the road with temps in the mid-60s (64 degrees Fahrenheit, 18 degrees Celsius) and a respectable 90% humidity. A mere 15 degrees cooler than the previous weeks' temps. Felt like early October out there today. Blazed past the water stop at mile three and took it straight to the shack sans H2O. Started strong and finished with a solid effort. Completed the 5.13 miles in 49:53 for a 9:43 min/mile pace, which was my fastest pace since June 9th. Mahalo.

August 12, 2016

Dawn Patrol.  Campus Loop. A rare back-to-back to finish out the week. Abbreviated route through the campus. Completed the 4.22 mile loop in 43:14 for an average pace of 10:14 min/mile. Slow and sub-sonic effort. Three runs this week for 14.44 miles. Mahalo.

August 11, 2016

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. Well-known route through familiar environs. Temps in the upper 70s (77 degrees Fahrenheit, 25 Celsius) with 80% humidity. Started and finished strong. Same route as Monday's run, but 2:35 faster. Amazing what a couple of days off can do for one's disposition and cadence. Started a bit earlier to get a jump on the heat. Completed the 5.11 miles in 50:04 for a 9:48 min/mile average pace. Mahalo.

August 8, 2016

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. Slow, sluggish run through familiar environs. Temp was a manageable 73 degrees Fahrenheit (23 degrees Celsius) with the relative humidity hovering in the 90% range. Super muggy. Started slow and finished about the same. Completed the 5.11 miles in 52:39 for an average pace of 10:19 min/mile.

August 6, 2016

Daylight. Campus Loop. Temperature (78 degrees Fahrenheit, 26 degrees Celsius) and humidity (90%) combined to make this morning's run uncomfortable. Headed out well after the dawn and immediately felt the error of my ways. Headed North to Robinson and then took the Legacy Trail back South to Campus. Cut over at the Lloyd Noble and finished on the Eastern edge of campus. Completed the 7.50 miles in 1:18:24 for a sub-sonic 10:27 min/mile pace. 17.72 miles logged for the week on three runs. Mahalo.

August 4, 2016

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. 76 degrees Fahrenheit (24 Celsius) with 100% humidity due to passing thunderstorms that came through town about two hours before I hit the trail. Very muggy on the road this AM. Completed the 5.08 miles in 50:08 for a 9:52 min/mile pace. Strong from beginning to end. Mahalo.

August 2, 2016

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. Inaugurating yet another month of summer running with this morning's 5.14 miles of hot and humid bliss. Stepped out to 75 degrees Fahrenheit (24 degrees Celsius) with 65% humidity. Completed the 5.14 miles in 51:44 for a subsonic 10:04 min/mile average pace. Mahalo.

July 30, 2016

Daylight Run. Campus Loop. Slept in a bit and hit the road with the sunlight having already kissed the olive oil. 75 degrees Fahrenheit (24 degrees Celsius) with 90% humidity and a slight breeze from the South. Extended the route past Highway 9 once again. Finished the same 7.36 mile route as last week with the exact time--1:16:38--for an average pace of 10:25 min/mile. Solid run and purposefully slow. Had 17.59 miles for the week (28.3 km) on three runs, which was about the same as last week. Finished the month of July with 13 runs. Mahalo.

July 27, 2016

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. Continued the string of predictable, five-mile maintenance runs this AM. Temp was a relatively cool 73 degrees Fahrenheit (23 Centigrade) with 85% relative humidity. It's amazing what a difference a six-degree drop in air temp makes. Finished the 5.14 miles in 50:36 for a 9:51 min/mile average pace. Felt good throughout and finished strong. Mahalo.

July 25, 2016

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. Temps remain predictably warm (79 degrees Fahrenheit, 26 degrees Centigrade) with extremely high humidity (90%) in the pre-dawn hours. Completed the 5.09 mile loop in 51:51 for a 10:11 min/mile pace. A bit slow; however, I felt good from start to finish, in spite of the heat and humidity. Mahalo.

July 23, 2016

Early morning campus loop. Daylight and 75 degrees Fahrenheit (24 Centigrade) with exactly no breeze and 90% humidity for today's run. Hot and humid with no relief in the near future. Started at the Boyd Street Portal and extended the route route South past Highway 9 for S and G's. Kept the pace slow and deliberate. Finished the 7.35 miles in 1:16:38 for a sub-sonic 10:26 min/mile pace. Booked 17.72 miles (29 km) for the week on three runs. Mahalo.

July 21, 2016

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. Entered through the Boyd Street Portal for a foreshadowed change of pace. Living on the proverbial edge, I also blew off the scenic turnoff through Chinatown. Temps and humidity continue to be pretty heavy: 75 degrees Fahrenheit (24 degrees Centigrade) with 90% relative humidity. The days are topping out above 100 degrees (38 Celsius), so I probably should not complain too much. Finished the 5.07 mile loop in 51:24 for a 10:09 min/mile average pace. Mahalo.

July 19, 2016

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. Temp (75 degrees Fahrenheit, 24 degrees Centigrade) and a relative humidity of 90% made it extremely warm out on the trail this morning. An almost negligible Southern breeze helped from time to time. The 5.30 miles through familiar surroundings seems to yearn for embellishment or I may just have to find a new route real soon. Completed the go-to maintenance run in 52:36 for an average pace of 9:55 min/mile. Once again had to rally late to break 10-minute/mile pace. Mahalo.

July 15, 2016

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. Post-Thunderstorm Bliss. 72 degrees Fahrenheit (22 Centigrade) with 70% humidity. Felt like a cool October morning out there on the trail. The cooler temps, however, did not translate to faster splits this morning. Finished the 5.30 miles in 53:16 for a 10:04 min/mile average pace. 16.07 miles (26 km) on three runs for the week. Mahalo.

July 13, 2016

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. Another warm morning run: temp was a predictable 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 degrees Centigrade) with 90% humidity. A nice Southern breeze added manageability early. First three miles were solid, and then I stopped for water and could not get my mojo back. Finished slow, sluggish and hung over. Completed the 5.31 miles in 53:53 for a sub-sonic 10:09 min/mile average pace. Mahalo.

July 11, 2016

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. Inaugurating another week of running with a Monday morning maintenance run through familiar spaces. Out the door to 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 Centigrade) temp with 90% humidity; a slight Southern breeze helped cool things down a bit. Completed the 5.46 miles in 53:40 for a 9:50 min/mile average pace. Finished strong after a bit of a lull between miles three and four. Mahalo.

July 9, 2016

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. Overcast, post-thunderstorm bliss. 72 degrees (22 degrees Celsius) with 100% humidity at the onset. The cloud cover was welcomed and helped to mitigate the heat and humidity. Headed out from the Elm Street portal to the Southern campus boundary at Highway 9. Turned North and weaved through the campus and residential environs on my way to the shack. Finished the 6.32 miles in 1:03:50 for a sub-sonic 10:06 min/mile average pace. A strong finish cut a few seconds off the final tally. 16.98 miles (27.3 km) for the week on three solid runs. Mahalo.

July 7, 2016

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. Another exceptionally warm start to the day. Temp (75 degrees Fahrenheit, 24 Celsius) and 80% humidity once again combine for hot and humid conditions. Met resistance around mile four, but kept pace and finished (barely) under the ten-minute per mile pace. Completed the 5.35 miles in 53:00 minutes for a 9:54 min/mile average pace. Mahalo.

July 5, 2016

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. High heat (75 degrees Fahrenheit, 24 Celsius) coupled with 90% humidity made for sweltering conditions out on the trail this morning. First couple of miles were solid; however, I hit the proverbial wall at the mile three water stop and cratered from there. My sub-ten minute per mile pace evaporated and I finished slow and sluggish. Completed the predictable 5.31 miles in an underwhelming 54.11 for a 10:12 min/mile pace. Mahalo.

July 2, 2016

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. Warm conditions (72 degrees Fahrenheit, 22 Celsius) with 90% humidity was tempered by overcast skies. Slow and low from beginning to end. Completed the 5.61 mile loop in 57:37 for an underperforming 10:17 min/mile pace. Finished the week with 16.09 miles on three runs. Mahalo.

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.