post the hundred-sixteenth, 2013

so, today i decided to revisit the location of THIS RUN.

except today i'd go directly to the greenway section. i figure it'll be about 2 miles to the trailhead i'd used before, then 2 miles back.

the first half-mile is downhill, a nice start. at the bottom i go left, up a hill, and through a connector road. about 12 minutes in, i am at the trail split, then it's onto the trail, past the concrete plant, past the warehouse backs, the train tracks, the wickitywack billy jack.

what?

so, i get to the trailhead about 24 minutes in. hmm. that's a bit more than i'd expected, but i am feeling pretty good, and it's all homeward from here, right? it's gonna be fine. except... it's homeward, sure, but it's a lot of uphills. not sure how that happened, because it didn't feel like i was going DOWNhill on the way out.

it's beginning to feel pretty hot, humid, and my legs are tired. my breathing is okay, though, and i hold it together till around 34 mins. at that point, i walk a bit, maybe 3, 4 mins. i pick it up again, but around 42 mins, maybe 45, my sweat is drying. otherwise, i feel fine -- tired, but fine. i consider continuing but i can't deny the voice that's telling me, not sweating in the july heat isn't normal.

i shut things down and walk it in, past the bank, whose clock reads 88º, and the tv station display has 92º. i walk about 15 minutes. when i get back, i map the route. 5 miles. 5 miles in an hour.

i wouldn't say i am happy with this. i mean, i guess it's to be expected -- out of shape, in the heat. i guess i can admit it's to be expected. yeah, sure. it is what it is. right? yeah, sure. live to fight another day. yeah, sure.

* sigh *