Today was an easy day, only an 85 minute run. I woke up with tight calf's, especially the left. So I decided to wait until later in the day to do my run, as I wanted to let my calf's warm up. I did some errands in the morning, getting a new tire and tube for my bike and picking up some "recoverite drink".
When I finally decided to go for my run it was hot, around 28 C with 87% humidity, so it felt like it was around 35 C. I ended up running 8.2 miles and averaging a 9:16 pace, but for over half the run my heart rate was in the 120's and never got over 140 bpm. Which was impressive especially because I was running in heat and the route I took had absolutely no shade. I did a LOT of sweating on the run, I ended up losing 7 lbs of water. When I got home my socks were as wet as if I had been running in the rain. I've never had that happen to me before. Because they were wet, my blister started to act up about 3/4 of the way through the run. I'm really hoping it will heal within the next 7 days and I'll be able to run a marathon on it without pain.
After a nap and dinner, I started to get all my stuff ready and write my name on all of my gear. I made a check list a while ago to make sure I don't forget anything. I'm glad I did, because there was so many things I would have forgotten. Tomorrow I've got about 4 hours of training and then we are going to start driving to Louisville. It still doesn't feel real yet.
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