Sunday, August 28, 2016

Gateway to smooth running

Elderberry winds down smoothly
Today's run (street): 4.4 miles

I finally got out at a decent time this morning while the sun was still casting long shadows. It was hot, but the shade and a slight breeze hid that from me. At least it did throughout the first mile. I ran through my neighborhood enjoying the favorable conditions, listening to the late summer sounds and appreciating the quiet Sunday morning roads.

At mile one I was barely sweating and I hoped that the humidity was lower than what had been reported. It turned out to be wishful thinking. As I made my way around, I soon began to feel it, especially in the areas with direct sun. I went south towards what we call the "Gateway" neighborhood which has some long shady roads.

I'd stopped running in the Gateway neighborhood a while back because the condition of Ashford Drive & Elderberry Road, the longest of the long streets, had started to resemble the surface of the moon. I had prepared to step carefully through the worst parts, but once I reached Ashford, I saw that the whole span had been repaved. It was smooth and shady and a wonderful surprise.

Today's route
I wasn't monitoring my distance, but I'd assumed I'd covered at least three miles by the time I started heading back home. When I was getting closer to my house I heard my Garmin beep, telling me that I'd passed 4 miles. By then I was completely sweat soaked and realized that the humidity was as high as reported. When I mapped my run later with Gmaps, I saw that my Garmin had again under-counted distance, this time by 5.4%.

Getting out really early turned out to be a good thing as it left me lots of time to get things done today. One thing I did was look at DC Rainmaker's site to see what he currently likes for GPS watches. DCR strongly recommends the FR230/235 (the 235 is $80 more but has an optical heart rate monitor). I'm going to shop around to see how it's priced.

6 comments:

  1. What ever happened to those gorgeous, hilarious ladies you used to run with?

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    1. I'm seeing them on the 3rd! Yay!!!

      BTW, do you have the all clear from the ortho? Was it only tendinitis?

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    2. Slight tear in meniscus and tendinitis. PT says I should be fine. Slow and steady wins the race!

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  2. I'm slow, fairly steady and have yet to win a race.

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  3. Hope to see you soon. I've been inconsistent with my running w/Bailey. Hoping for Cow Harbor & possibly the Suffolk Half Marathon. See you.

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    1. I'm really impressed that you're still racing. Want to meet on the Bethpage trail sometime?

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