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00:08 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:36 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:09 New po.. tinyurl.com/cdxmbj #

08:30 Wt: 175.0, RHR: 48, BF: 17.6% #

08:50 I'm finally here, everyone can stop panicking. #

08:53 I went to bed at 8:30. Got up at 8:30. 12 hours, baby! #

09:04 Speaking of which, is @Newmen around? #

09:24 What do you guys think of Accel Gel? I used it on my 20-miler but other than taste I couldn't tell a difference. #

11:02 RT @breagrant: Went to see Army of Darkness last night at the drive-in. Want more drive-ins!! And more Sam Raimi! (my dog enjoyed it too) #

11:02 I wish Army of Darkness was playing at a drive-in near ME, dangit. #

16:01 Well, that long run sucked. #

16:02 Wha! It's 82 degrees! It was 70 when I started. #

16:26 OK time to wash the salt off my body. #

17:04 Isn't the word "twiss"? #

17:10 OK time for Saturday errands. BBL. #

20:52 Mapped 04/18/2009 Route (13.51 mi.) #

20:54 Completed Taper Long Run. 1,832 (kcal) Distance 13.51 mi. Duration 02:48:57 #

22:10 New Flickr upload: 4-18-2009 Splits: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: tinyurl.com/db53jq #

23:15 New post on my blog: Taper Long Run - 13 miles: It happened again. I know better, I should r.. tinyurl.com/czwn2m #

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Taper Long Run - 13 miles

It happened again. I know better, I should run as early as possible for many reasons, not the least of all temperature.

But I was tired! Last night I was exhausted and went to bed at 8:30. Then this morning, I just did not want to get up this morning. Not at 4:30, not at the 2nd alarm ring at 5:30. Not even at 6:30. So, I stayed in bed and slept until 8:30, and got 12 hours of sleep (minus the moments when I turned off the alarm, of course).

I put it off, put it off, put it off, and finally ran at 11:30. When I started, it was 70 degrees outside. When I finished, it was 82! I proved once again that my body's not quite acclimated to the hot weather. At least it's still only April, right? Perhaps by the end of summer, I'll be used to it.



I want badly to blame the heat on my poor performance today. To some extent I can, but to be realistic, my long runs have all been like this the past few months. Since I took the week off to let my leg recover a few months ago, I just haven't gotten back to running to the best of my ability. The splits tell the story, of course.



Splits
Mile 1: 09:35.48
Mile 2: 09:46.03
Mile 3: 10:02.46
Mile 4: 12:20.44
Mile 5: 13:20.72
Mile 6: 13:05.74
Mile 7: 13:01.09
Mile 8: 15:30.71
Mile 9: 12:46.55
Mile 10: 13:16.49
Mile 11: 14:41.94
Mile 12: 17:25.84
Mile 13: 13:57.38

13 miles, 2:48:57.24, 12:59/mi average! Augh! But hey, I burned 1832 calories.

So then when I got home, what was the first thing out of my wife's mouth? "I thought you weren't running as far today." See, she's started to figure out how long it takes me to run distances, so when it takes longer, she notices.

I need some sleep. Tomorrow I'm running the Sacramento Zoo Zoom 5k. Goodnight!