Felled

The Chicago area had some wicked storms on Friday night that caused scenes like the one pictured above (that I totally stole off a website and did not take myself). Thankfully the storms subsided by the time I went out for my Saturday morning run and they took the 90+ degree temperatures with them.

Doesn't mean it wasn't still freaking humid at 6:45 AM. My first mile was a toughie. I couldn't believe it when the Garmin told me I was only running a 10:30something pace. It felt way harder than that.

The FIRST training plan I'm following seems to think that my Planned Marathon Pace is 9:50. Oh, FIRST training plan. You're so optimistic. I can barely run a half marathon at that pace, let alone double the distance. Regardless, that's what my training plan told me to run my 9 miles at so that's what I attempted.

I didn't quite make it but, all in all, I'm pleased with my 10:00 minute/mile pace. The run was rough and I had to stop for traffic a ton of times. I took some Sports Beans around mile 5.75 and those did give me a boost for a bit.

I will say, though, that I was glad when I hit 9 miles. I was slippery with sweat, I was tired, my feet ached, and I really just wanted a shower. And, even though I know I should eat something after I run, I really was NOT hungry until hours later.

Regardless, I'm glad I got it done and at what I consider a good pace. My legs are freaking tired, though, because after all that I ended up walking around a mall with my mom for a few hours. I'm glad that most of tomorrow will be spent sitting.

Speaking of which, I'm going on hiatus for a week while I enjoy a vacation with my mom. We're going to Savannah, Georgia. I have no idea if I'll run since if I can barely handle our temperatures and humidity I'm sure I'll dissolve into a puddle of goo in theirs. Still, I'd like to be able to say I've run in yet another state. But will I? I guess you'll have to check back next week to find out!

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Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 625 ft Location: Forest Park, IL Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 06/19/10 Up/Downhill: [+59/-59] Time: 06:44 AM Difficulty: 2.3 / 5.0 Performance Distance: 9.01 miles Time: 1:30:06 Speed: 6.0 mph Pace: 10' 00 /mi Calories: 1063 Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 10' 28 +0' 28 5.7 -0.3 +3 ft 2 11' 00 +1' 00 5.5 -0.5 +6 ft 3 10' 20 +0' 20 5.8 -0.2 0 ft 4 9' 45 -0' 15 6.2 +0.2 -9 ft 5 9' 43 -0' 17 6.2 +0.2 +10 ft 6 10' 25 +0' 25 5.8 -0.2 0 ft 7 10' 32 +0' 32 5.7 -0.3 +3 ft 8 10' 34 +0' 34 5.7 -0.3 -13 ft end 9' 19 -0' 41 6.4 +0.4 0 ft Versus average of 10' 00 min/mile

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