After the fabulous weekend I had, I was too tired lazy to pack my gym clothes before heading to work this morning. This meant I wouldn’t make the 4:30 ab class. I debated with myself if I’d do my Pilates for Dummies or Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Shred DVD but then my seester called and said she was coming over. I use to love my workout DVD’s but now I find them painfully boring and I look for any justification excuse not to do them!
As I lazily chatted with my sister – half watching Four Weddings – I started to feel guilty for not doing my workout. After some negotiating with me, myself and I, we decided I would do the normally scheduled for Wednesday speed training session tonight. After all, K’s birthday is Wednesday and I think he’d rather we go out to dinner!
So, 6:30 pm, 104* outside, I donned my running gear and headed out for my 26 minute speed training run. I definitely encountered a few random thoughts to share with you:
- OMG! The sprinklers are on!!! I’ve missed my fun friends!!…Must..run..faster..to..get..there!
- Damn it is hot out here!!! Only a moron would run in this kind of heat. Oh…wait!
- At least the sun is a little further down so there’s at least a little shade, not that the shade does much to help but it’s better than having the sun burning holes in my skin!
- Damnit, Garmin, stop beeping at me that your memory is low. I can’t do much about that out here, now can I?
- I really wish I could sustain running in this heat because it’s so much nicer to run outside than inside..
- Why am I holding my spit in? I’m outside.. I am free to spit away!!!
- It’s only been a couple of weeks of running indoors and I’m already having massive separation anxiety from running outdoors. This is going to be a long summer.
- Running through the sprinklers never felt so good.
- I’m starting to think my iPod is trying to tell me that Brass Monkey is my power song. I definitely feel like my mood improves when the song comes on. My iPod must know something I don’t!
- Eww…I just missed stepping in dog poop!
- Who lets their dog poop on a sidewalk?
- You might have a running problem when you are running in 104* and are still trying to beat last week’s speed running mileage. For crying out loud…I may need to have my head examined.
- Yes, lady pushing the stroller – I’m running back and forth on this small stretch of sidewalk to increase my mileage. Don’t judge!
I ran 2.21 miles in 26:32 minutes.
Hi, my name is Jac, and I’m addicted to watching my mileage increase week-to-week!
Do you get a “high” watching your mileage increase week to week?
What’s the temperature where you are today?
What is your ideal temperature for running?
Challenged and Running in the Bike Lane 
I didn’t realize that I was going through withdrawal from running outside until my run yesterday morning. Getting out at 5:30am made the world of difference… I now refuse to go back on that treadmill! But it means I have to consistently get up at 5:30am…. ugh!! Not so easy for me!! I am hoping the 80* temps at that time will help keep me motivated! 😀
One thing I noticed last year, when I trained in this heat, is that when it cooled off, my performance was so much better. Because I had to use so much energy to do my runs that when I didn’t have to battle the heat, my body was already use to using the energy but could just redirect it elsewhere. So there is a “plus” on that side! But I definitely say pay attention to what your body is saying when you run in this heat, take plenty of water, and don’t be afraid to take it at a slower pace!
Ah the temperature…I don’t know how you run in the evening here 🙂 good news is you sweat more…make sure you hydrate well.
Especially since you spit so much 😉
OMG, that is hilarious, “especially since you spit so much”!! TRUE STORY!!!!! ROFLMAO!!!
LOVE spending time with you!! Thanks for pushing back your run time to visit with me!! xoxoxo
Happy to do it. 🙂