Ran the Hot Summer Nights 5K in Columbia last weekend. The race lived up to its name. It was over 90 degrees when the race started at 7:00 p.m. The course is relatively flat and I went through the first mile at a nice pace. However at that point, things got noticeably slower. My overall pace wound up being slower than the hilly 4-miler Gordon and I ran last month.
Here's the funny part. After mile one, I started passing people. Lot's of them. It was this weird optical illusion. My watch was telling me one thing ("You're slowing down!"). But the competition on the horizon line was saying another. I guess that sometimes the key to success is simply survival.
Scott and I had a good run on Sunday morning. It felt good to shake off the burn from the previous evening with a nice slow morning run. I should be there this Sunday. Hope to see everyone else.
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Congrats for winning your age group on a such a hot and humid night, with serious competition as well. Hopefully cooler days will arrive soon, so we can get a more enjoyable experience. See you all Sunday am.
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