Week 3 Day 1

20:40 second run/walk ratio
36:18 minutes
2.62 miles
13.8 miles/min

I have to say, I'm skeptical about that pace! Although I would love to have really run 13.8 minute miles, that's way under my normal pace. I didn't count laps, I let the GPS on my phone keep track, and I'm not sure how accurate that can be when I'm running tight tenth-of-a-mile loops. Maybe next time I'll count laps and see how it matches up. On the other hand, none of my other midweek runs were this far off, and I used the GPS for those, too. Hm.

I slept in late this morning and didn't get started until 10 AM. It was already 70 F outside, barely any breeze and not a cloud in the sky. Hot, but I didn't feel like it was getting to me too badly. Dang it, I might actually be getting my health back after all these years.

Of course, 70 F is still cool compared to what the summer is going to be like. I had an idea about that—it occurred to me that if I run the Long Beach half marathon, I wouldn't have to do any long runs above 13 miles before October, and I could squeeze those into the morning hours if I get up early enough. Then I could train up to the marathon and do Honolulu. But I'm not sure I'd have time to get from 13 miles to 26 in the less than two months between Long Beach and Honolulu... need to get out a calendar and plan it out. Other options would be to get a membership at a gym and run indoors on a treadmill if it's too hot outside. T-Fitness has month-to-month memberships. Or possibly even try to run after the sun goes down/before it comes up. I've been thinking it would be too dark, but most nights, if they're clear, are fairly well lit by the moon and stars, and I know my circular driveway pretty well.  I could carry a flashlight!

If I really wanted to get into it (and spend some money), I could build myself a covered running track. Have the driveway smoothed out and put up covered pavilions over it. Heh. That would be a bit extreme... but very convenient.