Metric to American....

I'm seriously having a tough time gauging my running, mid workout, using the metric system here in Abu Dhabi. I don't want to overdo it and push too far, given that I'm still pretty tired with jet lag and the gym here seems to be about a gazillion degrees, but I also don't want to slow down so far that I'm losing my usual pace. That said, while I"m running on the treadmill, I can't quite figure out exactly what speed I'm going to slow down or speed up. Bless it all, can't the world just work on the miles system? Okay, now that I've gotten my narrow-minded American rant out of the way, I truly am struggling with figuring it out. Realistically I know that 5k is 3.1 miles and so 10k is 6.2 miles, but moderating the speeds (I'm a typical 7 mile per hour runner) just isn't so easy. I think if I had to do it regularly I'd eventually figure it all out. Since I'm only here for a week, I'll just deal with slower runs.

Aside from the metric confusion, today was a pretty active day. I split my run between morning and evening because I didn't have much time this morning but also did not know what the evening would look like. Hence I settled for a shorter run in the a.m. to at least log something. The evening was just a bonus then. I also got in a 3ish mile (or potentially 5k) walk own the Corniche after strolling from the Madinat Zayed souk to the Central Market souk and then out to the Corniche and circling back to the hotel. I won't count the miles, but deep down I know I did them. It was a failry cool day in the afternoon, so pleasant for walking. Yesterday I indicated I might try to run on the Corniche...let me rephrase...heck no. My colleague and I had the darndest time getting from the Corniche to the Intercontinental so I couldn't imagine worrying about getting from the Intercontinental to the Corniche when I was on a time crunch. Oh weel, better luck next time. Happy trails!!!

Stats -
Miles: 5.64
Time: 50:29 (average pace of 8:57 per mile)
Location: Fitness Center at the Intercontinental Abu Dhabi
Feeling: Much better than yesterday, but still hot