Total Miles: 14.76
Long Run: 7.75
My goodness it was crazy hot this past week! Heat indexes were above 110 for almost 3 days in a row! Crazy. This meant I would be running at the Rec. Ugh. I'm not sure if there is anyway to make running less fun, well, maybe a treadmill. Running around the rec makes me insanely aware of every single second. I look at my watch constantly and I even get annoyed with the music that pops up on my mp3 player. It makes me terribly cranky. Poor Tim. He deserves an award for putting up with me!
I realize I have a lot of complaints when it comes to running. Heat, chafing, etc. Running seems to make me a whiner. So, this weeks annoyance is sweating. Man, I am a hot mess when I run! Just call me Sweaty Betty. As I was running at the Rec, I saw the sweat just flinging off of me! Disgusting! The sweat gets in my eyes, even in my ears! Even after I am done running, I am still a dripping mess, sometimes even hours later, I still have a layer of shine to me. I am not sure how I will look after 13.1 miles, but I am pretty sure it will not be pretty!
Regardless of the heat and sweat, Tim & I still met up with Leah and Jaime for our long run on Saturday. We weren't sure how far to go because we all had off weeks. In the end, we went a little over 7.5 miles, which means I'm getting closer to being back up to the 8 mile mark I had previously ran over a month ago. I'm actually feeling a lot better about increasing the miles now that I've been running with them. Just setting up a time to meet with them, makes it easier to do the run. They are awesome!
So, next week is a new week. My goal is to be more positive, less grumpy and more appreciative for the friends and family that inspire and encourage me. Without them, I wouldn't have even started this journey.
"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." Ralph Waldo Emerson
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