I was at the end of the block when I realized I'd forgotten my hat, the latest running accessory. I decided to go without it since it was a pain to walk back. So I ran 3 miles, probably half in shade, which wasn't so bad if running hatless is the exception. Plus it was only 90 degrees today, almost like a cold front came through.
Still going strong with the walking and running schedule, with another 2 miles of walking yesterday. It was also a mild day. Gotta enjoy it while I can.
Since some people don't like the word "moist," I'm going to say that this morning's run was juicy. As in humid. I still got my butt out the door before it gets too hot today, and went 4 miles. Overall not a bad run. I walked every half-mile, as seems wise when the heat at 8 a.m. is over 80 degrees. No complaints, though. Saw a few walkers and cyclists, but not much else beside me in the running department. One guy passed me early coming out of the neighborhood but I think that was about it.
That's two, two, two weeks in a row of doing this walking and running thing five days a week. Walk Monday, run Tuesday, walk Wednesday, run Thursday, run Saturday. And all in the heat of summer. Makes winter me feel lazy for not taking advantage of the nicer temperatures. Or maybe I just like to get out and sweat. Whatever the case, I walked a little over 2 miles yesterday and ran 3 miles today. I'm feeling more energetic, not a ton but enough to make a difference. Work has been brutal but I'm not as run down as I was before the last couple of weeks. Who knew that exercising could help increase your energy level?
Detecting a theme in the titles of these posts? Yes, it was 98 degrees and heat index 104 today. And about the same yesterday, when I walked about 2.5 miles. Today I went 3 miles with about 70% running. I think. I'm not tracking it down to the yard or meter, whichever measurement you prefer. Instead, I'm just trying to stay in the shade as much as possible and make it through all the sweat. As a person who actually likes hot weather, this is a great time of year. For those of you who don't? We can still be friends.
It's soggy this morning. And by that, I mean it's hot and humid. I slept late and went for a run about 9:45 a.m., by which point the temperature was in the upper 80s. And very humid. People have been remardking that it's early in the summer for it to be getting this hot. I think they're afraid of how July and August will turn out. Anyway, I did my 3 miles and overall felt pretty good. This past week has been very helpful in acclimating to the heat. I plan to continue mixing in walks with running days. It certainly can't hurt.
Yesterday I felt like it was better to get out and sweat than to sit on the back patio and drink a cold beer. So I walked about 45 minutes in 100 degree heat. At least it was very breezy. I figure I probably went over 2 miles but I didn't wear my GPS so we'll just go with that estimate.
Then tonight, with similar temperatures, I ran/walked 3 miles. I walked a minute every half-mile and then the last third of a mile or so. Even with the heat it wasn't too bad. At least I got to sweat as planned. Trying to kickstart some activity and get rid of that lazy butt. Tomorrow I'm planning on walking again. It's a good motivator to get through otherwise long days of work.
Work kicked my butt this week. I was worn out every afternoon by the time I finished, and even worse by Thursday. It probably would have helped relieve stress if I'd gone out and run, but my developing sense of laziness did not help. Today I finally got my act together and headed out for 3 miles. I ended up running about half of it, due to my old friend humidity. When I started out the temp was 77 degrees and was up to 84 by the time I made it home. As I write this in the afternoon it's 100 degrees with heat index of 111. Summer has arrived!
Last night and early this morning it rained, a nice thunderstorm that woke us up a few times. That made it a little humid but also knocked down the temperature. When I ran 3 miles today it was only 82 degrees. Not bad for the beginning of June in Texas. I only saw three other people out on the trail, all three on bicycles. The stream cutting under Lake Forest was the fullest I've seen it so far this year, I think. Not a bad thing.
