Sunday, August 3, 2008

Low Down on Low Humidity

Ran 5.5 miles on mountain bike trails in Mohican. Nice and hilly. No Bugs. No humidity.
Wow if only I had the time I could have ran all day.
However, time being at a premium I only had enough for the 5.5 mile run.
I must say that humidity can really put a damper on performance. I have run at high altitudes making breathing labored, but humidity makes for a total miserable experience.

Tomorrow starts cross country practice. This should be a challenging year as the girls team will be small, and I am not picking on Mary Ann. The boys may not have enough to field a team, a first in my 10 years as head coach. However, there are two boys who should do well. Maybe state?????

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

5.5 miles on mountain bike trails is NOT intervals at the track...

:)

Colleen (purple angel) sent me photos of your 25k day, sorry I had to miss it.

Don: said...

Mike,
You caught me, yes I did skip an interval work out. And actually if I do not get focused, I will miss another one tomorrow. I have been a little distracted with my wife's health issues and this year CC team concerns.
I was expecting problems with the boys team. However the girls are now causing me major gastric distress. Two with health concerns might sideline them this year making for a non girls team. The joys of coaching!
Colleen sent me the photos also. The day was great and the glossies weren't bad either.