It's starting to get dark at 5am...

July 22  Plan:  4k tempo  Actual:  4k tempo attempt

Just a quickie post for a quickie run today.

Since it's so damned hot here today I knew there was no way that I was going to run after work so the 5am wake up it was.  It was hard to get out of bed this morning.

Really hard.

Like, a hair away from impossible.

But I did it.

Dragged my carcass out of bed, threw on my clothes, and hit the road.

In the dark.

Yes, the light she is waning in these early morn hours.  Wait, that doesn't make sense at all.  It's taking longer to get light.  Yeah, that's it.
Light or no light, it was steamy as anything, even at 5.  I can't imagine attempting to run in that humidity later in the day with the sun beating down on you.  No thanks!

I think I'm taking tomorrow off - just too much else going on this weekend - then will be back at it on Thursday, likely after work because the weather's supposed to cool and I need my sleep.  The next few days at work are going to be borderline psychotic so I'll take all the sleep I can get.

I really really didn't wanna, but I did

July 20  Plan: 4k steady  Actual: 4.2k steadyish

Man, I'm tired today.  Slept in as I said I would but was still out of bed by 7:30.  7 frickin 30.  In what universe is that sleeping in???  Mine.  Sad but true.

Was still raining so I knew there was no point in heading out to do my 4k right away.  So I hung out in my jammies, had a cup of coffee and some homemade blueberry pancakes, and chatted with hubby about the merits of getting ourselves a new camera prior to our trip south in just under two weeks.

Finally pulled myself together, had a shower, then we left to do some in store browsing which, of course, turned into a purchase.  On the way home we stopped and since it was National Ice Cream Day I grabbed some Baskin Robbins ice cream.

Now, I don't eat ice cream generally speaking.  I go to Menchie's for froyo every once in a while but real ice cream?  Almost never.  So yeah, this was one hell of a sweet treat.  So sweet that it was almost overwhelming!  But thankfully I only got a small serving and was able to enjoy every last bit.  Which made my run that much more important - all them calories weren't going to burn themselves!  Well yeah, they would, eventually, but still.

I really really really really didn't want to go.  I was tired and comfy, sitting right here on my couch.  I didn't feel like getting dressed to run, let alone running itself.  But I hauled my ass upstairs, put my shit on (including my new Moving Comfort bra, which I now adore!!), and got outside.

Hells bells it was steamy!  Still overcast so no sun to speak of but man, I was dripping like never before when I got home, after only 4k!   I felt like I was completely overheating so I peeled everything off and hopped right into a cold shower.  Bliss I tell you, pure, unadulterated bliss!

Pretty uneventful otherwise.  A hot, steamy short run to round out the week. Rest day tomorrow, then an early morning run Tuesday since it's going to be insanely warm.  Until Tuesday!