Returned from Europe yesterday and to the house about 6 p.m. I figured today would be somewhat of a recovery day since I haven't run since the 30th of May, and I was right. Plus it's back to the high heat and humidity and I need a few runs to transition. Not that Europe was much cooler. Most of the time I was there the temperatures were in the low 90s and I felt like I spent most of each day sweating.
My plan today was to run 6 miles and then ratchet up a little bit next weekend. As I drew closer to the 2-mile mark I heard the PA at the middle school on Hardin and realized there was a race going on today. The only question was whether it was in progress or not. The answer was mixed. When I got to Hardin a row of cones blocked the path (which I could have ignored) and a few people were pushing strollers. I decided that 4 miles would be plenty and turned around, deciding to avoid the crowds. It was a wise decision, I think, since about a minute after I turned around I heard the horn to start the race and a big cheer. I walked at each mile marker but did run up the big hill. It was a decent first run back from vacation. I'm glad I didn't plan on running in Europe since I got in plenty of walking and there wasn't really time to do so. We'll work on increasing mileage while still dealing with the heat in the coming weeks.
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