This was my last run in Indy. Saturday has no track activities, so it is a
perfect day for a run. The only problem
of course would be the warm temperatures.
I headed out around 9 AM. I
would’ve liked to have started a little earlier, but that’s what time it was
when I finally got going after rolling out of bed.
The plan was to run along the soft canal path that I did the
other day. That planned failed miserably
though. I never found the right road to
turn on. At one point, I thought I was
headed towards 38th Street and I instead ended up on 16th
Street. I completely had my directions
backward.
Luckily, there are plenty of areas to run. Eventually, I made a quick bathroom stop and
just headed out along a different river path.
I figured I’d do two out and back runs, that way I could stop for water
at the car in between. I headed out and
shortly crossed a bridge. I went the
wrong way at first, but I quickly found the path.
Although I wasn’t happy that the path was pavement, I was
thrilled when I crossed the bridge. That
section was in the shade. I cruised
along there. Early on, my legs were a
bit sore from last night and I wasn’t sure if they’d get worse and I’d have to
cut the route short. They came around
after a while though.
The route was nice and scenic. The river was on one side (along blocked by
trees) and a golf course was on the other side.
I passed a few people, including a woman that looked to be about 250 pounds. It was nice to see her trying and hopefully
she will keep it up. Mostly, I had the
trail to myself though.
After almost a mile and a half, the trail ended and I had to
run on the road. That might’ve been the
perfect place to turn around for two even out and backs. I wanted to keep going until at least mile
two of this six mile run. That way, I’d
be in the shade much longer. It turned
out to be a good idea.
I managed to find the only hill in Indiana on the way
out. It wasn’t much of a hill, but it
was a nice change. I ran on the wrong
side of the road, but there was a wider shoulder on that side. I decided to keep going until I hit mile two
and a quarter. There were some nice
houses around the turnaround point.
Going back, I just kept focusing on getting to the next
mile. Once I got to mile 3, I was
getting a little sore. I figured if I
had at least made it another mile back to the car, I’d be happy. I wasn’t too bad by the time I hit mile four.
The last two miles were mostly on the other side of the
bridge and now directly in the sunlight.
I actually thought my pace might’ve been a little too fast, so I slowed
down. Shortly after mile four and a
half, I was back and the car and got a quick bottle of water. That helped some in the sun, but it was still
hot.
The last mile and a half was really draining. Luckily, my legs weren’t bothering me
much. The heat was just getting to
me. The few trees I ran by provided
shade, which was a huge relief. Right as
I was about to turn around, I came across a stretch of trees. I was going to keep going until the end of
them, but I saw a guy who looked a bit thuggish, so I just turned around early.
The last half mile would’ve been really tough, but I knew it
was almost over so it wasn’t too bad. I
finished up and stretched and rehydrated.
I have some soreness, but once I again I’m surprised at how minimal it
is.
I’ll definitely be taking off tomorrow, with the race going
on. That will be some walking in the
heat. If I recover well (which I
expect), I’ll run back home on Monday. I
won’t be getting much sleep the night before though. There is also a LVRR picnic at 2 PM on
Monday, if I’m not too drained. It has
been a fun week running here. I’m very
happy with my progress as well.
6 miles – 57:13 (9:32 pace)
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