A.M. Warm and sunny again, left the run until late morning to force myself to run in warmer conditions. It was only 27C/81F according to our thermometer, but in full sun it felt warmer. 5k warmup, then 15k at marathon pace, 5k cooldown. I was wilting towards the end and nipped into the gents in a tennis club, gulped down some water and splooshed some on my head. I can forget any notion of running the Marathon des Sables. Total 25k in 1:48:09, av pace 4:20/k, 6:58/mi. |