This morning when the alarm went off I immediately checked the weather on my phone to see if it was raining outside. It wasn’t so I got up, and hit the street. As soon as I walked out the door, I immediately felt the heat and humidity, 75 with 96% humidity. Well I still really wanted to run, so down the street I went. I could tell immediately that I was running slower, but not sure by how much. 5 Minutes ticked by and my favorite running partner runkeeper tells me I am running a full minute mile pace slower then I normally run, and 2 minute mile pace slower than I do when its closer to 50. About 15 minutes into my run a front blew in, and my pace picked up by about a minute. It was incredible just how much the weather affects the way I run. Then I headed north directly into a 20 mph head wind, which slowed me down, but still not as much as when I left the house. Not running any harder, maintaining a conversational pace, yet a 2 minute pace swing based solely on the weather.
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