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Hot Time in the City

Sunday, 18 June 2006

Woo it's hot here! 93-94F as the high today and I ran 11.2 miles!!!

I'd planned to get an earlier start, but with the 3 hour time difference, I didn't get out to run until 10:00 AM. I'm staying a block from Central Park just for the reason that I am so close to the Park. The Hudson Hotel is fine--a little pretentious in the bar and lobby and the rooms are small (but that's NYC). It's fine and a great location, with multiple Starbucks close.

I ran one loop of the entire park (~10K) and ran the entire way except when I needed to drink (I was carrying a bottle of water), and walked then. The second, shorter loop started out good, but there was one section where there was no shade and it was just HOT. Then, on the run up Cat Hill the second time, I faded. It's a fairly steep hill and I ended up walking a little, then ran again. Instead of doing another full loop, I cut across and later looking at the map, I calculated that I did 11.2 miles total. A little over the time that I was supposed to run, but I felt pretty good for the most part. I did stop after I cut across and downed a cold Coke as I'd run out of water. Luckily in the summer, the guys with the carts are there all over the park selling drinks.

Legs felt pretty good, just the heat got to me since I really haven't had a chance to run in the heat. Coming back from dinner tonight it was still 87F at 9:00 PM! I LOVE IT!

I also did a little shopping today. There is a great Borders bookstore in the new Time Warner center that seemed to be calling my name.

"Ultramarathon Man" by Dean Karnazes (This is GOOD!!! I've read 1/3 of it already. He talks about his first 50 miler. I'm scared now!!!)

"Running Through the Wall--Personal Encounters With the Ultramarathon" complied by Neal Jamison

"Running With the Buffaloes--A Season Inside With Mark Wetmore, Adam Goucher, and the University of Colorado Men's Cross Country Team" by Chris Lear (highly recommended by everyone)

"Chasing Lance--The 2005 Tour de France and Lance Armstrong's Ride of a Lifetime" by Martin Dugard (Very highly recommended by the Dutchie and he doesn't even LIKE Lance)

AND GO BRASIL!!!!!!!! I ended up at a Brasilian restaurant/bar (after the match) and had a couple of beers. And, scored a Brasil bracelet (like a LIVESTRONG bracelet) from the bartender.

Pretty fun day.

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