I did my 14 mile run Saturday. And it was hot. Really hot. I started at 5:30 am and finished around 8:15 am. It sucked. Really hot. I was drained for the rest of the day. Have I mentioned that it was hot. I only got 4 hours of sleep the night before because I had to close at Hastings. This crossed my mind numerous times during the frickin’ HOT morning. I’m still tired. I think I’m going to move my runs indoors and hit the treadmill. In case you’re wondering, yeah, it’s still hot. Here’s the run:

Next Saturday, 10 miles. I never thought I would be happy to only have to run 10 miles…. In the heat.

It really sucks. You know … all of the heat.

Went for my long run yesterday. It was pretty hot. I checked the weather before I ran and it said the humidity was at 90%. I don’t know how accurate that was, but by the time I hit 10.5 miles, I was daydreaming about running through sprinklers. At about 11.5, I came up on a guy taking a water hose out to his mailbox. I asked him if he would spray me with it while I ran by and he was like, “Seriously?” I told him yeah and I think he enjoyed hosing me down a little too much. But it helped me get through my last half mile. When I got home, I didn’t even go inside. I just took off my shoes, grabbed the water hose, and stood under it for about 10 minutes. Then, I went around back, cleaned out my daughters swimming pool, and laid in it while we filled it up. That made the run worth it! It felt awesome!

Oh, by the way, if my daughter doesn’t make it in whatever she decides to do when she grows up, she can always work in the torture business. I was laying in the pool and she was water boarding me. She would pour water in my face with the hose, giggle, and then say, in a very sweet and loving voice, “Sorry, Daddy.”

Anyway, long run, but a good one. I have to run 14 miles next Saturday. Not looking forward to it considering that every long run I come back with massive raw areas under my arm. Ouch. Here’s what I did for the 12 miles.

Nick showed me a new site called MapMyRun.com that lets you map out your runs, track your training, and other various features. I just got a newsletter from them and the also have MapMyTri.com, which is a lot more suited for me. The great thing about both these sites is that if you are a member of one, you are a member of all, so your training plans are shared between them all. It’s really great! It shows that I ran a total of 70 miles for the month of July. 70 frickin’ miles! Holy crap! Once again great site. So, check them both out. They are both great resources.

Also, here is the run I did on Saturday. Another great little perk from their site:





Thanks to Nick for running with me and keeping me going for those 11 miles!