6.8mi, 62:17, 5 JUL 10, Cary, North Carolina

iThink:
David Bowie, "Life on Mars"
Bear McCreary, "Storming New Caprica"

WX before run at 0700: 64.9 (18.3) DP 62.1 (16.7) BP 30.11 (1019) WSW 6 RH 91

WX at 0800: 72.0 (22.2) DP 64.0 (17.8) BP 30.11 (1019) WSW 7 RH 76
WX at 0900: 77.0 (25.0) DP 64.0 (17.8) BP 30.12 (1019) WSW 7 RH 64

Odometer 3: 28.3mi

Z3-Z4.
Average/max heart rate = 152/176

The morning temperature was supposed to be in the 60s. What I didn't expect was the level to which the temperature had risen in only an hour. I also neglected to drink enough water, so this turned into a gut festival of "grind it out until I'm done."

I occasionally need to do those runs to remind myself of what is required to dig in and grind out a shitty experience, although I don't usually need to go out of my way to dig up shitty experiences.

Fortunately, most of this morning's run was on the American Tobacco Trail, which is well-paved and well-shaded. Otherwise today's run would really have sucked monkey balls. In the meantime, the Bowie song continues to ring true, as it's my first time in North Carolina in two years and it's strange being back near a place where I lived for seven years.

Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:57 08:57 08:57 08:57 1.00
1.00 18:01 09:04 09:04 09:00 2.00
1.00 27:22 09:21 09:21 09:07 3.00
1.00 36:23 09:01 09:01 09:06 4.00
1.00 45:26 09:03 09:03 09:05 5.00
1.00 54:57 09:31 09:31 09:10 6.00
0.82 62:17 07:20 08:57 09:08 6.82