Day 66 - New idea for running wear

Humidity is still a big factor with performance today! I could of done a better time but I guess I'm working on my endurance with this weather...I don't think I have experienced this type of humidity before 94!!. Glad I ran at 8am this morning, I tried to stay in the shade for most of the run but along the river it's open to the whole sky and on top of the humidity was the new morning sun raising, no escaping the heat or the humidity. Normally I'm taking it all in, loving and enjoying all the nature around me while I run but this morning I was almost trying to hide from it.
It was so hot, I actually took my shirt and flipped it up over my boobs and ran with it like that so the air would hit my stomach. Normally I'd be to shy to do that but I didn't care today, I just wanted to be cooler in some way. It seemed to work but made me realize that outfit changes are a must during long runs. You really need to monitor and analyze the weather before a run or you could be hindering your performance.
I wonder if running companies make a female tank top that you can zip off the lower portion and turn it in to a bra tank if need be...you know how you can do that with pants and turn them into shorts...anyway just a suggestion. I would buy one!! :)

WED August 4, 2010 8:00am

Temp 24

Felt like

35 Wind

SW 11

Humidity 94

Today's Stats: 6 miles, 9.66 km in 59:40, avg pace 6:11 /km, avg speed 9.7 km/h burned 829 cal
Listened to: Bobby Bryant, 'Extra' track 5 - Awaken www.radicalbobbyjack.com - some great stuff, check it out

Day 65 - Gotta love humidity!

Can you say humid!!  Wow it was a hot one this mornin'! The run itself wasn't that difficult other than it was really hot and sticky because of the humidity. The temp was 24 but with the humidity at 89 it felt like 34 out. I was hoping for some thunderstorms to cool me off but they didn't come till later in the day. As for my time, I should of pushed it a bit harder as I was 5 secs away from getting under the 38 min mark, I have to start watching my time during my run and pacing myself. Lately I've just been running easy and not pushing to hard. I kind of get carried away with the running while listening to my mp3 player, I love pairing up the motivational messages with my training run, it's like putting a cherry on top!

TUE August 3rd, 2010, 10:00am

Temp 24

Fells like 34 Wind

SW 15 Humidity

89

Today's Stats: 4 miles, 6.44 km in 38:05 mins, avg pace 5:55 /km, avg speed 10.1 km/h burned 552 cal
I listened to www.radicalbobbyjack.com Extra Program track 3, he was talking about the tests of life and how to stimulate your personal growth. I love his stuff, just finished reading his book 'Your Life Your Choice' - you should check it out!

Day 25 - new route new records

So I decided in stead of writing something random each day. I thought I would pick out something from my run and write about that and also do some research around the particular topic and share with you what I've found and as for your advice. So if any of you followers out there have suggestions on anything I write about please feel free to make suggestions.
The topic I was thinking about today was journaling. I'm having alot of fun keeping track of my progress and I think it is a real factor in my success so far so I wanted to know if other professional running keep records. I did some research and found that keeping a training dairy is very common and is one of the most important aspects of a successful runner. It allows the athlete to gauge progress, assess improvements and failures to avoid injury and helps keep momentum from one training season to the next. In one of the running book I referenced they suggested keeping the following info each day:
1. Date and day of the week
2. Distance or time run; the course or place running occurred
3. overall evaluation of the run: weather, type of effort (eg., hard, moderate, easy), feelings, comments (eg. felt sluggish on up hills), training partner or group
4. Pulse - resting (taken in the morning while still in bed), training pulse, when and where relevant or of interest of you.
5. weight, measured before run
6. list of planned upcoming races
7. Long and short term goals, chart up to one year

So here I go:
Thursday May 20th, 2010, ran 4 miles, 6.44km in 39:34, avg pace 6:09/km burned 569 cal, avg heart rate 165 bpm, resting heart rate 120 bpm, 154 lbs,

THU 07:00

Temp 14

Dew 10

Wind

W 6 Humidity

77

For me I found it really hot at 7am this morning, humidity was high, glad I ran as early as I did. Felt good, calf muscles a bit tight but I took a different route so I didn't have to do any hills today and I hope this will help. The route I took today was really flat compared to my usual path I take. My time is still hovering around 39 mins so I think I will start beating that by next week as a 4 miler will become the basis of my training.
The Ottawa Race weekend is coming up on the 29th and 30th so since the 10 km and half marathon are sold out I think I will run the 5 km for fun. Maybe I'll take Sophie with me if I'm allow to bring a stroller. This will be my first race during my training. It will be fun to shake things up a bit. TGIF tomorrow.