Not Me

Why do I persist in breaking the cardinal rule of running with Murphy?  I know better than to run with him when it's over 60 degrees.  But hey, the sun wasn't even up when I left, and how sluggish can a stocky, furry yellow lab get on a 67 degree morning with no sun?  Well, not sluggish so much. 

Today's Milepost:

Milepost 2.46, 90th & Dayton.  Taken with my iPhone and processed with the Magazine option in my Camera Bag app.

I was trying for a tempo run, but dragging a hot dog along behind you does not make for a particularly fast pace, so I was happy to average 9:22.  Alone I could have easily managed 9:00 or better today, even though my legs have been pretty tired this week.  But I felt much more fleet of foot than the Schmoo this morning, thanks to my new compression socks.  They really work!  I sat in the 80 degree house with them on last night, and then ran with them this morning.  No noticeable leg pain today, so that's good news.  A little warm, a lot nerdy looking, but I'll take it! 

One bonus of getting up early to run is that it leaves my evenings free to do whatever.  On this hot sunny Seattle evening, we headed down to Richmond Beach with the Neighbs from across the street.  Picked up some fried chicken and beer at QFC, and spent a couple water-cooled hours watching the dogs play in the water and the sun drifting behind the mountains.  Just lovely.

The Details
Date:  7/8/2010
Departed:  5:20 am
Start temp:  67!! degrees
Mileage: 3.93 miles
Watch time:  39:45
Running time: 36:50 (Watch Time minus 2:55 minutes for hot dog walk breaking and photo taking---I actually lapped it this time so this is not just a guestimate.)
Average Heart Rate:  166
Average Pace:  9:22
Notes:  No noticeable achilles pain or leg pain!  Yay for icing, the stick, and compression socks.