I'm always amazed when my body adjusts to a new environment. We flew to Oahu on Sunday. I was too jet lagged to move on Monday. I got up to do intervals on Tuesday and thought I was going to pass out! 80 degrees with 70% humidity at 5:30 a.m. Trying to run 800 meters in 4 minutes felt like the hardest thing I'd ever done. I couldn't get my pace under 9 minutes a mile and finally cut it short. I know all the guidelines about how much your pace can slow in heat, but I was disappointed that I felt like my legs could barely move.
I got up this morning with only 3 miles on the schedule. I made a deal with my legs - just try to hit 10:35 (easy pace) for those 3 miles. I settled in to an easy pace. Mile 1 - 10:11. I was happily surprised with that. Mile 2 - 9:51, mile 3 - 9:40. 3.1 miles in 30:45, 9:54 pace. Where was that yesterday?
Have fun! I am going to Hawaii next year and am so excited, I haven't been there in 10 years!
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