Treadmill Run

Today we ended up driving over to base to do our run because the weather was not very good. We finally got the thunderstorm and rain that they had been calling for the last couple of days. It started raining and storming on our drive over to base, but we had decided even before then that we were going to run inside due to the heat and humidity. The heat index for today was, once again, 105 degrees! Ugh! When we left the outside temperature was 97 degrees and the humidity was in the 80’s, so we thought running inside on the treadmill would be cooler and a better idea.

I thought the gym would be air conditioned and much cooler than outside for our run, but I was wrong. We got to the gym and started our run around 4:00 pm. We were lucky enough to find two treadmills next to each other, so we could at least “run together.” Since we were on treadmills we decided to run at our own pace, but still finished within a minute of one another. In the beginning it was a little cooler in the gym, but even after the first mile, we were both dripping in sweat because it was so hot in there. They had both sets of doors open and a couple of big fans going, but it was still hot in there. So much for air conditioning!

I finished our 4 mile run in 42:14, which is a 10:33 minute a mile pace. Rob finished our 4 mile run 41:24, which is a 10:21 minute a mile pace. We ran it pretty fast for us, even though it was terribly hot in the gym. Running on the treadmill and running outside on the road/sidewalk is very different. The treadmill was a nice change, but the first 2 miles seemed to take forever compared to running outside. I think it is because you can see everything on the screen in front of you. I tried not to watch it, but when it is right in front of you it is hard not to. After the first 2 miles time seemed to go quicker and I got used to running on the treadmill again.

Overall today’s run was really good, a little warm, but still good. Time to rest up tomorrow and prepare ourselves for Saturday’s 11 mile run at Quiet Waters Park.

Today's run summary:

Miles---4
Time---42:14
Cool Down---9:86
Total Time---52:00
Total Calories---757

Total Miles Run---70

Next run: Saturday, August 7---11 miles!

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