Central Phoenix 10.5-miler

Usual running partner, Bill, was unavailable this week, so Barry and I planned a little bit longer-than-usual run along the Bridle Path and the Canal. We would meet at the God-awful time of 5AM (I can't WAIT til the weather cools off so I don't have to set my alarm for 3:49AM on a Saturday!!). I planned to drop some water where the Canal crosses 12th St. I took the SR-51 up to Glendale, and immediately saw a line of flares and police cars blocking the intersection of 16th St. and Glendale. (Turns out there was a fatal 2-car accident about 20 minutes before I got there.) After some unanticipated driving around, I dropped the water and got to Barry's house about 10 minutes late. Today's theme would again be: pace, pace, pace. I, again, wanted to maintain a pace between 9:00 and 10:00. The subtheme would be: hot, muggy, sticky and gross. It's still hot and humid in Phoenix. The first half of the run was pretty good, and uneventful. We managed to maintain a consistent 9:00 to 10:00 pace the whole way. Writing this afterwards, I can't think of anything unusual that happened. At the 5.2 mile point, we stopped briefly to pick up our water. I believe this was the hottest and sweatiest I have ever felt. (I think I say that every week.) My shirt was already completely soaked through. After a brief respite, we were on our way again. The run back was uneventful as well. We continued to maintain our pace. At no point did I feel exhausted or like walking. When we finished, I felt like I could have continued for several more miles. A quick dip in Vicki's pool provided a much-needed cool-down. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 0 ft Location: Phoenix, AZ Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 07/26/08 Up/Downhill: [+0/-0] Time: 06:21 AM Difficulty: 0 / 5.0 Performance Distance: 10.31 miles Time: 1:39:01 Speed: 6.2 mph Pace: 9' 36 /mi Heart Rate: 171 bpm (Avg) Calories: 1626 196 bpm (Peak) Map Elevation (ft) Pace (min/mile) Heart Rate (bpm) Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Heart Rate Elev Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 9' 45 +0' 09 6.2 -0.1 141 -- ft 2 9' 09 -0' 27 6.5 +0.3 168 -- ft 3 9' 23 -0' 13 6.4 +0.1 168 -- ft 4 9' 19 -0' 17 6.4 +0.2 171 -- ft 5 9' 36 +0' 00 6.2 +0.0 174 -- ft 6 17' 02 +7' 26 3.5 -2.7 168 -- ft 7 9' 35 -0' 01 6.3 +0.0 175 -- ft 8 9' 50 +0' 14 6.1 -0.2 176 -- ft 9 9' 49 +0' 13 6.1 -0.1 175 -- ft 10 9' 53 +0' 17 6.1 -0.2 176 -- ft end 9' 37 +0' 01 6.2 -0.0 177 -- ft Versus average of 9' 36 min/mile

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