Miracle in Temple Terrace

I am about to reveal something shocking about my run this morning, so you might want to sit down before reading.

The weather was actually bearable today.

In August.

By the way, it doesn't matter that it is the end of August, usually the awful weather stays until late October/early November.  So this is very unusual.

I got off to a bit of a late start today.  If you've been following the blog, you might have picked up on the fact that I am not really a leap-out-of-bed-at-5-am-to-run person.  I'm pretty good at getting out once I'm up, but sometimes that takes a few taps on the snooze button before it happens.  Then I don't like to leap into my running clothes and go immediately: I check my Gmail and Facebook, normally, along with the weather conditions.  Then I go.

The hazard in this approach is that by 9am, Mr. Florida Sun is getting mighty strong, so sometimes I get started too late.  However, this is tempered by the fact that the humidity is usually better if you go later.  The usual dilemma.

Today I definitely got started a bit later than I would have liked.  I stepped out of the car at around 9am and was stunned to find that the conditions were not awful.  Now, this is within the context of Florida in the summer: it still wasn't 60F with a refreshing breeze, but it was comparable to a hot summer day up north.  I still can't get over the conditions (this information is coming from Accuweather):

Temperature: 79F
Humidity: 82%
Dew point: 74F

Did you see that?  Dew point was 74F!  Not hovering near the 80s!  And if you add the temperature plus humidity, you will notice that the result is 161.  That is just barely over the evil 160 threshold.  And there was a breeze.  A somewhat cool breeze.  A somewhat cool breeze that helped in evaporating the sweat, even in the sun. 

I have no idea how long this will last, if it will last at all.  But it was nice to run this morning.  It's amazing how much less I look at my phone grimacing in agony when the conditions are bearable.  Incidentally, today was another four mile plus 4 hill minutes day, with some running by the golf course added in.  In the sun.  Without dying.  It's a Temple Terrace miracle!