I thought we've had some hot and humid days this summer. I was wrong. Nothing compared to today's weather. I slacked off and didn't get out until the evening, but that didn't make a difference.
The plan was an easy 10 miles. I decided to run at the Route 33 Boat Launch. I wanted to run on the softer stone/dirt trail. I headed out without a shirt as usual.
I headed toward Freemansburg, on the softer stuff. I could tell early on that it would be a tough one. I was going super slow, but still sweating a lot. The legs felt kind of dead, even though I'm not running that much this week. I think it is because I'm running in old shoes. My new shoes gave me a black toenail and blister. I guess I have to figure something out.
I thought this might be a good location, because I could go 3 different directions. It definitely would be easier to do a couple short out and backs, but I'm stubborn and like a challenge. I didn't end up running short segments.
There were a few kids swimming again in the beginning and some people horsing around on personal watercraft in the river. I saw a bunch of bikers and a few walkers too. The scenery was nice. It was just too bad that I couldn't enjoy it much with the heat.
While this section is pretty, it is a lot of nothingness. It's mile after mile of trail, surrounded by trees and bushes. The sun wasn't even peaking through late in the day, but I was still hot.
I kept going along slowly. Most of my miles were over 8 minutes. I drank from time to time too. It was good that I had my handheld. I kept going out farther and farther. I really wanted to get to 3.5 miles.
I got there and continued on. I got to Freemansburg. That was a nice change of pace. At least it was something else to look at. There were geese in the canal, but later on, I saw some on the trail. Four miles was enough, so I turned around at that point.
Of course I like going out farther, but then that means a long way back. If the weather is nice, it's not bad. With this humidity, it was awful. The beginning of the way back seems slightly uphill too. It was a struggle.
Getting to mile 5 was nice, except that I was only halfway done. I kept looking at my watch too frequently and was breaking the run down into percentage done and remaining. That didn't make it much better.
I made it through miles 6 and 7. Shortly after mile 7, I was at the beginning of the Boat Launch section. It was a singletrack run back to my car at mile 8.
By now, I wasn't going to stop of course. I headed out the other direction on the pavement. I thought about turning around before mile 9, but I kept going. I passed another runner going back.
It was good to be to 9 miles. I couldn't believe how slow I was going. Finally, I was back to the Boat Launch. It was good to be done, even though the run sucked.
I couldn't believe how soaked I was at the end. I had to wring out my shorts. I can't stand when it is this humid. It is frustrating to know that there are two more months of it left.
I think tomorrow I'll run in the afternoon again. I'm hoping for 10 miles or maybe more. I might watch the US soccer game, so maybe I'll run at Sand Island. I would like to run after dark one of these nights.
10 miles - 1:21:42 (8:10 pace)
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