sweet summer weather

i'm on a little streak here - 15 days running, for almost 115 miles. not too shabby. i'm pretty sure i'll be taking tomorrow off.

my runs from earlier this week have been alright, but today's run was wonderful. it was 91* when i began my run after work. that particular part was not amazing. i'm not going to lie, i wanted to turn around in mile 1 and call it a day. i've been exhausted lately at work, and almost didn't even head out for this run. as i was driving out of work, i realized i was feeling more awake and knew i'd feel guilty if i skipped the run. (i don't think it's a coincidence that i'm falling asleep at work but wide awake once i get outta there...)

anyway, i pressed on past the one mile mark. as i passed the same spot again about an hour later, i realized how much better i felt then vs. the start of the run, and gave myself some credit for not giving up early on. i headed north into a neighborhood and noticed the sky was getting a bit dark. i only had ~30 minutes left to go and figured i'd just pick up the pace a little to get through the neighborhood loop and head back to the car before the storm opened up. the menacing clouds blew in quickly, bringing an amazing breeze with them. the last half hour was so worth having ran the first hour in 91. the temp dropped to 72! gloriousness.

ok, so normally i'd probably still complain about 72* being warm, but this felt like air conditioning after sweating it out to 91. the wind was rather intense at times, but thankfully it did not start raining (or thundering/lightning) until i was safely in my car.

thursday (6/25) pm run: 10.25 miles, 1:30:35 (avg pace 8:50), avg hr (168)

only a half-day of work tomorrow! ...and then driving for five hours or so.