A good week of running, and it pays off because on the last day I ran the best distance and returned close to the goal. I was only 12 seconds late getting back to the starting point, and I'll take it.
Each day was an adjustment, and today I got on target. The weather helped today. It was much cooler, and now I realize the heat and humidity had been a factor in my struggle on Thursday. It was probably also why I may have felt faint after the run. That seems obvious now.
I also now know my check points and roughly what times I need to be at as I hit each mark:
Corner of Middle Road and Ridge Road -- just under 2 minutes.
Wygant and Ridge Road -- just under/or around 5 minutes
Old Ithaca and Ridge Road -- 12 minutes (which works, because that is 1 mile from the house.)
Today, I hit the intersection with Wygant at about 4:44, a little fast and so I adjusted my speed a little. As I turned on to Old Ithaca Road -- at exactly 12 minutes -- I hit a mild headwind. So I was going against the wind and uphill at that point. It made little difference. I made it to the other side of Woodview Drive at the 20 minute mark. On the return trip, I hit Ridge Road at 28 minutes, which was about perfect, and I got to the intersection with Wygant at around 35:30. That meant I needed to finish in 4:30, and I just didn't have it in me.
So, I lost time on the uphill on Ridge Road. That's why I came in 12 seconds late, but like I said, I'll take it.
I'm starting to see the same faces at about the same point in my run. I've learned that if you wave to someone for a couple of days, they start waving back.
For Saturday, I may take a long bike ride, and then take Sunday as a day off.
BMI is 35.
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