Feels like Fall 6 miles
by
Jess
- Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Some nice cool air crept into the D.C. area yesterday and so when I got home from work it was the perfect temperature to go out for a nice run. I was so excited that I didn't have to wait until 7 or 8 p.m. to start running and I could head out the door by 5:30. I'll be sad to say goodbye to summer, but I won't miss running at weird times to avoid the heat.
I was a little nervous that my nasty blister would give me a problem, so I covered it with a Band-aid (it's all I had) and hoped for the best. Lucky for me, that little Band-Aid stayed put the whole time and I could hardly tell the blister was there!
I had mapped out a course that would be 7 miles long at it's longest, but had lots of options for shortening depending on how I felt. I felt really great through the first three miles and even the hills weren't feeling all that bad. I opted to take the course extension to add another two miles.
This extension was on roads I'd never run on before, but they all had sidewalks so I wasn't too worried about traffic. What did surprise me though were the monster hills I encountered. One was super short, but I felt like I was running straight up. It was so steep I could barely keep my momentum going forward with running so I walked it. The next hill was longer but less steep. I trucked it up that one (and then got cat-called by some trashtastic dudes strolling on the sidewalk...some people are so classy)
I got stuck at a lot of traffic lights toward the end of my run and opted not to add the last loop because my legs were beat and I was starving. In total my run ended up being about 6.4 miles. I don't have an exact time because I forgot to restart my watch after one of the traffic lights, but I think it was probably something like 1:06 or 1:07 if I had to take a guess. (My watch said 1:04, and I'm guessing it was probably two or three minutes before I forgot to turn it back on).
The weather was great and I felt pretty good during the whole run. I was only mildly annoyed that I got stuck at 5 million stop lights. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping the weather gods will grace Virginia Beach with some nice cooler temps for the race this weekend!
I was a little nervous that my nasty blister would give me a problem, so I covered it with a Band-aid (it's all I had) and hoped for the best. Lucky for me, that little Band-Aid stayed put the whole time and I could hardly tell the blister was there!
I had mapped out a course that would be 7 miles long at it's longest, but had lots of options for shortening depending on how I felt. I felt really great through the first three miles and even the hills weren't feeling all that bad. I opted to take the course extension to add another two miles.
This extension was on roads I'd never run on before, but they all had sidewalks so I wasn't too worried about traffic. What did surprise me though were the monster hills I encountered. One was super short, but I felt like I was running straight up. It was so steep I could barely keep my momentum going forward with running so I walked it. The next hill was longer but less steep. I trucked it up that one (and then got cat-called by some trashtastic dudes strolling on the sidewalk...some people are so classy)
I got stuck at a lot of traffic lights toward the end of my run and opted not to add the last loop because my legs were beat and I was starving. In total my run ended up being about 6.4 miles. I don't have an exact time because I forgot to restart my watch after one of the traffic lights, but I think it was probably something like 1:06 or 1:07 if I had to take a guess. (My watch said 1:04, and I'm guessing it was probably two or three minutes before I forgot to turn it back on).
The weather was great and I felt pretty good during the whole run. I was only mildly annoyed that I got stuck at 5 million stop lights. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping the weather gods will grace Virginia Beach with some nice cooler temps for the race this weekend!
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