4 Mile Run

Today's 4 mile run was good, but not great. I was hoping for a better run time, but at least I finished the whole 4 miles. I say that because the weather was not as good as it was for Monday's run.

The weather was just all right for running this morning. The temperature was about 70 degrees, but it was the 100% humidity at run time that made the run a little bit rougher than on Monday. At least there was a slight breeze and lots of cloud cover to help make the run a little cooler.

Today's run was 4 miles on a route that had a few hills and some straight stretches. I finished my 4 mile run in 47:11, which is an 11:48 minute mile. Definitely slower than I wanted to be, but the humidity was horrible! Plus, I knew that I needed to slow myself down a little bit because I was running one more mile today than I did on Monday. The hills, well mainly one of the hills, really slowed me down. This is definitely the steepest and biggest hill I have ever run, but I made it up the hill and just kept running. While I do not really enjoy running up hills, I know I need to include them in my training to help make me a better runner, and to get me better prepared for the 26.2 miles that await me in October!

Overall, today's run was good and a good test for me as well. Since I ran the whole 4 miles I would say that I passed the test! :)

Today's run summary:

Miles---4
Time---47:11
Cool Down---9:89
Total Time---57:00
Total Calories---877

Total Miles Run---7

Next run: Thurday, July 15th--3 miles!

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