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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Mama Goes Masters Virtual Race Report

Last night, I stepped out into the thick, steamy air for my planned four miler for MCM Mama's Virtual Race.

Seriously, it was humid. The temperature itself wasn't too bad, and it was overcast, so that helped as well, but the humidity? My god, the humidity! We've had a lot of rain lately, so the air outside is so humid that, honest-to-god, when I walk out the door, my sunglasses fog over. Not great for running, but at this point in the summer, I kinda feel like high heat and humidity are old news.

I was solo for my run, so I hoped to be able to push myself to be a little faster, and while I did manage to be faster than I am with the stroller, I certainly wasn't speedy. What was funny, though, is that I passed this guy who was walking, and then when I turned around at the halfway point, I passed him again on my way home, and he turned to me and commented: "Whoa! That was fast!" I guess it's all relative, right?

So, here are the final digits: 4 miles in 40:10.

It's certainly not my best "race" performance for a 4 miler, but it's the best I can do right now. Thanks for hosting MCM Mama, and happy birthday!

13 comments:

Unknown said...

Great job on your 4!!

Carly said...

nice job! 4 in 40 for Mama's 40th.

RunningLaur said...

Great work on the 'race'!

Jess said...

Great job on the four miler! I hate when my sunglasses fog up b/c of the humidity!

Marlene said...

Awesome job on the 4! That's some crazy humidity.

Becka said...

Great job! And humidity is a killer!!

Andrew Opala said...

great pace!

Krissy said...

Nice job! I hate the humidity, don't know how you do it!

Katie A. said...

Nice job! The fact you still ran is amazing to me - I could NOT run in that pea soup!

ajh said...

Virtual races are a nice way to do a little more.

lee said...

Great job. The humidity is awful right now in Georgia too.

teacherwoman said...

OMG..that sounds like nasty humidity. BLECH! nice job on your "race"!

Anonymous said...

I know...I hate talking about the weather lately because it's always the same...hot. Nice run!!!