5.05mi, 45:25, 16 JUL 13, Springfield, Virginia

iThink:
Velvet Crush, "Weird Summer"
Velvet Crush, "Drive Me Down"

WX at 05:58 NW 1 10.00 Fair CLR 76 61 60% NA 78 30.22 1023.6

Odometer 12C: 360.0mi

Z3-Z4. Average/max heart rate = 155/173

Today was a bad start where I had no energy but by the time I had hit about 3 miles I was fully warmed up. It's been a while since I've run my customary 5-mile loop, but I was unprepared for just how much raw willpower it took just to get out the door. Apart from mile 3 (mostly uphill) I ran generally negative splits. There are some uphill portions of the last mile.

The weather has not helped much. While it hasn't been ridiculously hot lately (by DC standards), it's also been accompanied by virtually no wind. That's the killer. Running in the direction of traffic is okay, although facing traffic going 55mph might not be the desired speed. (I was on a path off the road itself.)

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:09 09:09 09:09 09:09 1.00
1.00 18:09 09:00 09:00 09:04 2.00
1.00 27:39 09:30 09:30 09:13 3.00
1.00 36:18 08:39 08:39 09:04 4.00
1.05 45:25 09:07 08:41 09:00 5.05