August 18th, 2009
Just in case I wasn’t sure the weather was sucking big ones, there’s been an “Air Quality Alert” here for the past couple days. Summer in Philly rocks!
Got up early these past few days to deal with the heat wave. Last night I couldn’t sleep for thinking about some web thing I’m working on so I only got 4 hours of snooze in. That, combined with the heat made for a dreading-the-workout morning.
Hudson called for 4x6min@10k pace w/3min recoveries and while I hate the fact that last week I also had to fudge 10k pace, there wasn’t any way around it today – 80 degrees and humid.
I didn’t do so bad considering, but it was tough getting there. Splits were 7:06, 7:02, 6:59, 6:52, so 6:59 avg for the fast bits, 8.42 miles total for the run, avg pace 8:04. My mantra was “stick around 7:00, all you need are 7:00s” because when push comes to shove, it doesn’t matter one whit whether you’re at 10k pace on a hot summer day, it only matters that you ran hard and fulfilled the time. Which I did.
In other news, I got the apartment. Bittersweet news, for sure. Made somewhat a little more bitter in that I had planned to get a kitty and when I went to sign the lease today, I found out they don’t allow them. Also, some stupid weird thing in the lease said if the refrigerator breaks, I have to pay for it. WTF? It’s a new one, so I’m not planning on that happening but the fact that they felt the need to type out that particular clause was somewhat curious.
Back to running…anyone besides me turn into a big spitter in this weather? For the past few weeks I’ve been hocking up some thick, long white stringy spit which I think is due to the humidity. The one good thing is I’ve become better at aiming and shooting, though I wish I didn’t have to do it at all.
Tomorrow is a pretty long MLR at 15 miles with, wonder of wonders, nothing special to do in it! No progression, no strides, no nuthin’. I’m looking forward to taking it slow and easy and will savor the fact that all I have to do is run.
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Maybe a previous tenant sabotaged the refrigerator to get a new one?
I blame my spitting on allergies. Never had ‘em when I was younger. It does seem to get more pronounced in the heat though, It’s kinda fun watching the big stringy ones fly!
Won’t it be just a little tempting to do a little progression at the end of that long run?
Jim, you know how to make laugh…”tempting to do a little progression”. Uh, no.
ugh, i can’t even imagine running in Philly right now. i am visiting my family on the east coast right now and am sweating buckets … felt like i was about to die running 5 miles this morning (at the ripe hour of 7:30am).
oh and i think i heard you on the radio! a Rita’s commercial with some phrases in Swedish, yes?
Sara, glad you are here to affirm the sucky weather. And YES! That’s me in that Rita’s spot. You’re the second gal on this blog to hear it (Runforlife heard it, too).
Oh happy days, while I’m doing only 10 tomorrow, there is no cheat sheet needed or notes written on my arm to remind me how many set, reps, or fast the finish should be either. I will say, I really enjoyed my first “speed interval” workout of the training cycle. Thanks for piquing my interest on Hudson in the 1:40 thread earlier this year, it’s a blast and beats the crap out of laps on the track.
I have always been a spitter, I guess more so in this nastiness.
bittersweet congrats on your bittersweet apt. I’ll make you something nice for it.
Weird about the fridge, too bad about kitty though, I totally know someone who could hook you up with a cat!
I know you want to crank out that workout, with high temps and all. Just wanted to say I want to see you totally rip Philly up!Ya know like a 3:10!
We’ll be needing an AQA down here soon – the pollen is pretty bad this time of the year.
No problems for me – I’m too much of a gentleman to spit
At least you didn’t admit to a Farmer’s Blow.
You did well with the 4 x 6 mins – 7 minute miles is good – never mind the heat.
Congrats on the apartment! The fridge situation sounds sketchy, but seems like a good find overall.
Also, I’m pretty easy to please with things, but anything that incorporates a lot of red really catches my eye;)
jhowdy, glad you’re enjoying it! There is something refreshing about the time-based speed stuff he gives you, makes it seem more casual and fun.
Doggie, I would be honored to have something from your creative hands!
Preston, you silly boy, I’m going for a 2:45!
Ewen, farmer’s blows were covered back in the winter (I have a long, intense relationship with mucus).
runforlife, cool to know. Always helps to have some parameter to play with – red, it is!
2:45 hmmm? I’ll tuck that away for future quotation.
It’s a shame about the cat. We have two. The fat one sits in the window waiting for me to return from my run. They get breakfast then. The smart one stays on the bed until she hears the “feed me, feed me” commotion from the front door, then she saunters into the kitchen, yawning.
make sure the same fridge you saw while looking at the apartment(the new one), is the same fridge that is IN the apartment when you move in……. just be careful….. seems very bait and switch to me.
Hey spitter, I mean Flo. I hope the weather gets better for you. That refrigerator deal doesn’t seem right. We may have to seek Blackbear’s legal advice on how enforceable that is. I hope the 15 was great!
XO-Jackie
Yup, weird about the fridge. I like the advice about double-checking its identity on move-in. Too bad about the kitty – you could totally borrow my old lady cat if you lived closer.
I just started my Hudson schedule (tweaked Level 2 Marathon), and am catching up on the thread in MRT. Hill repeats today. Did you get bored on your vanilla 15?
Not a spitter – I get the yucky buildup on my lips that I obsessively wipe onto my clothes after I’m done running. Often the color of whatever sports drink I was using. Farmer blows rock, though!
Glad you found a place you can live with. Is the cat police going to come knocking on the door? I say, get one anyway. I’ve got a boy cat I could mail you. His name is Aloe, and he’s fiesty, just like you!
Hello Aloe
Cool, a new fridge. No one else’s gunk will be in there! It won’t break. My old one was like 20 years old.
Have fun on your run, spitter! (no, I only spit when I’m running really fast,so basically I don’t spit)