I was hoping to run the 10th Annual Second Empire Class 5K — touted as “one of the fastest 5K courses in the Triangle area” — but it looked as though we would be having Julia’s birthday party that day due to scheduling conflicts. A bit disappointing, but there’s no race in the world I’d skip my daughter’s birthday party for. Now the party is being held on Saturday, though, so my Sunday suddenly opened up.

I’d love to PR this race but one factor may limit my chances somewhat; 90 degrees tends to hamper the performance a bit. It’s not like this is a morning race, either. It’s held right in the perfect time for heat, 2:00PM. Sadistic race directors.

I’ll have to go out a bit conservatively and see how I feel; maybe shoot for a 7:30 split for the first mile and adjust accordingly. I’d like to think I could do better than that, but that heat is the wildcard. I know how I react during the heat: poorly. If humidity stays low it shouldn’t be completely brutal, but 90 degrees is still 90 degrees.

Keeping my fingers crossed!

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