YOU SAID:

It was the first time in a hot minute that he had been running

INTO JAPANESE

彼が走っていたのは暑い分で初めてだった

BACK INTO ENGLISH

It was the first time in a hot minute that he was running.

INTO JAPANESE

彼が走っていたのは暑い分で初めてだった。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

It was the first time he was running in a hot minute.

INTO JAPANESE

彼が暑い分で走ったのは初めてだった。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

It was the first time he had run in a hot minute.

INTO JAPANESE

彼が暑い分で走ったのは初めてだった。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

It was the first time he had run in a hot minute.