Once Wednesday arrived, I spent the day planning my route and obsessively checking the weather which was hovering in the low 90s with the threat of severe thunder storms. There was no way I was running on a treadmill so I was praying I'd get a clear window to run in. I wasn't so worried about the rain but I was definitely worried about the heat and humidity. Although I was drinking plenty of water throughout the day, I decided to bring a water bottle with me just in case. Even if I didn't need it to drink, I could at least throw some over my face/neck to cool off mid-run.

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So I got to Oyster Bay, took a few minutes to warm-up, and was off on my run. I gradually settled into my typical pace, and then slowly increased my speed to something a little less comfortable. I didn't want to run fast enough that I gassed out midway through but also was curious what kind of pace I could maintain for 3 miles. A few minutes in, I checked my watch and was hovering closer to 7:30 pace. I was listening to music which was definitely an influence b I tried to slow myself down a bit. Especially in the beginning, I kept amping back up but was able to find a pretty good rhythm.