arrrrgh havent run since thursday. Still so sick that I am making dh stay home from work to take care of the kids. At this rate I dont think I will get my 20 in before HTC

Awww, ennay, sorry to hear you are still so unwell Get well soon!! (that's an order!)

Ran 3.25 miles this morning.

Ennay, sorry to hear you are still not feeling well - rest up!

I ran 6 very sweaty miles today - I am missing those cold January runs, the heat and humidity totally saps my energy.

Looking forward to this weekend...I have a reunion weekend with my college buddies in NYC, and we're planning a short run in Central Park Saturday morning - well short for me these days (probably 3-4 miles). It's so strange to me that I'm the endurance runner of the group now - in college, I was the least athletic gal in the group!

I didn't stretch properly after yesterday's run - and BOY can I feel it today! Baaaaad girl, Heather. Chalk this up to a learning experience! No running for me today - and not tomorrow either if these legs still hurt - what a stupid thing to do.

I'll do my strength training today instead

Heather

I've made that mistake many times, Heather, and I always paid for it!! You'll be right back on track tomorrow!

Today I ran 13 miles and it was pretty tough, mostly because of the heat. I started at 6:07 am and it was already 80 degrees, with something like 92% humidity. The run took 2 hours and 53 minutes, so by the end the sun was blazing pretty high in the sky and it was considerably hotter. It's about 10:40 right now and it's already 93 degrees or so. Supposed to get over 100 today. UGH! I hate the heat when I'm just doing NOTHING in it, but running in it is miserable. Tomorrow morning I have to run with the cross country team at 7:30am, so that should be kind of tough, especially since I'll still be recovering from today's long run. I hope I can make it!! We're only doing 3 miles, but I run much faster with them so it's difficult.

Things are going well, though -- in spite of the icky heat!!

ennay - hope you're feeling better, what a rotten time to get sick!

I hear y’all on the heat and humidity front. T-storms kept me in bed yesterday morning, so I went out after work and it did not feel good! Took me forever to do three miles, I had to stop three times to water my dog and walk to cool down a little. I always worry I’m gonna give him heat stroke when it’s so hot/humid, so I slow down to whatever pace he seems to want to go and take lots of h2o breaks. Still, glad I got it done!

I had about 15 minutes to get ready for an appointment at David’s Bridal after we got home and was still sweating after a quick cold shower. I had to drive over there with the AC blasting.

Hope tomorrow is better for am running. Strength training tonight.

It's so HHOOOOTTTTTT! Oh my gosh! I ran 2 miles and thought I was going to stroke out. I wanted to do 3.2 but there was no way I could keep going. It's 100 degrees and the heat index is 105-110 (depending on who you listen to). The sun is brutal and there was no shade where I was running. Is it normal for this to slow you down a lot? Because it did slow me down!

Lisa - I can't even fathom 13 miles in this hellishness they call summer. Kudos to you, girl!

Ennay, so sorry to hear you're sick. Hope that you start feeling better soon.

Yeesh--13 miles in that kind of heat and humidity! You must have felt like a wrung-out dish rag after that. Hope your workout with the kids goes well, Lisa.

So I'm curious about long distance running--when you run for a couple of hours, do you take potty breaks? Frankly, even after running 3.5 miles, I need a bathroom. Maybe that's just a mid-50s age thing.

It's not hot here. I don't think we're getting a proper summer this year! Well done to everyone who is running in heat and humidity.

I sometimes need a loo break, but sometimes the fact that I'm sweating more means that I don't need to. It also depends how much I've been drinking on the way round.

I had a really good run today - just over 10k, and faaaaast. My legs feel a lot fresher since I had my little mini break, and I really felt strong today for the first time in ages. At one point I was running under 8 minute miles which is fast for a training run.

I'm still having a relatively low mileage week this week, I'll do my long run at the weekend but not as many of the "filler" midweek runs. I like this fresh feeling!

I've also got a video of my last marathon to watch tomorrow, someone else who ran it ordered one and has lent me a copy so I can see myself crossing the line.

3.25 mi in about 33 min this morning, in the rain. Figured it was better to get wet this morning than to melt trying to run in the muggy heat this evening. The humidity is still bad, but it's bearable before the sun's up.

Morning!

Helen, my MIL lives in York, and she's stopped even ASKING about the Canadian weather this year - she's so fed up with your rotten summer... it makes me giggle every time she calls - !

Going to hit the treadmill today and aim for some hill work.

Heather

I need to move to Canada! I live in Mississippi and it's 80 degrees at 7 am and gets up to 102, not counting the humidity. I'm sweating buckets just doing week 3 of C25k. I can't imagine if I were full our running.

I hear ya on the humidity. I swear, it is like trying to breathe through pudding.

I have toyed with the idea of an early morning run, but I think it is just easier for me to go to the gym and get on the treadmill.

Yes, the heat is getting crazy. It ended up getting to 104 yesterday! I really dread when school starts and I'll have to run with my cross country kids at 4:00pm every day. That seems to be the hottest time of day here.

Sheila -- as for potty breaks on long runs, I've only had a problem twice so far. One time I had to go into the woods, which was pretty unpleasant! The other time, I stopped to pee in a little convenience store. I have a small bladder or something, because I've always had to pee more than anyone I know, but for some reason on long runs I just don't feel like I have to go. My husband says your bladder just seems to leave you alone when you're running for a while, and that's been true for me except that one time. It's shocking to me that I can go three hours without peeing!

I had a GREAT running experience this morning during cross country practice. I was actually able to teach the kids something -- by example!! I still can't get over it. We did an easy 3 mile run, and I knew I'd be way behind them even if I pushed it a little. Well, I was behind but I also got to run with a student for a bit and talk to her, which was nice. By the end of the run, I was ahead of all the girls and some boys and I was the only female who didn't have to walk. My husband and I used this to teach them about pacing yourself. We talked about how when we started the run I was hanging behind everyone but I ended up passing them all because I didn't overdo it on my pace. They're having a hard time not pushing themselves in the beginning and we're trying to get them to work on that. We'll do speed work later, after all. We're trying to get them to the point that they don't have to stop and walk, so even though it was hot and I was tired from yesterday's 13 miles, I made sure I ran the whole thing to show them that you can do it if you pace yourself correctly.

I'm still astonished that the kids could actually learn something from me!

Woo Hoo Lisa! You go girl!!! I love hearing about your endavours!

I am having a hard week getting motivated. My runs have been harder than usual even though it's the same pace I've been doing the whole time. I guess I won't always feel amazing.

I think I am starting to lose weight finally though. I tallied up the amount of inches I have lost overall and it's 9.25" in 6 weeks. Now I know I would lose more if I ate better, so I am trying to work on that. I am a one thing at a time person though. Too many drastic changes and I end up quitting. So I did the quitting smoking thing, now the running thing and once I am done with the 9 week program and running on a regular schedule I think it will be way easier to cut out the bad foods.