Hot hot hot (Kelsey)

As I had predicted, the hotter than dickens status of our weather, if anything, just got hotter. It was unbelievably hot out this week. So I ran about 4 both Tuesday and Thursday. I was supposed to run 3 on Wednesday, but I don't do fireworks, and they were just legalized in my state this year, so this 4th was particularly explosive. And it was really hot. So I stayed inside and vied to move my 3 miles to next Wednesday and switch over that rest to this week. They both went alright, though my calves are starting to bother me again.

Today's 8 was alright. A lot better than the 7 from last week anyway. I ran all but maybe a half mile of it? I had 3 really brief walk breaks. The last couple miles were still hard, my legs and especially my hips were tired, but I managed to run 8.03 miles in 1 hour, 32 minutes and 46 seconds, and that's including a water stop and a bathroom break when after 2 miles, I realized I had to pee. It was a bit cooler this evening though, thank goodness. I could feel the cool pockets of air in the breeze from time to time. I gave up on trying to make an 8 mile route in my neighborhood and just decided to combine my regular routes. I have also decided that the long runs are getting long enough that I need some water breaks interspersed throughout. So today, we were that cool house in the suburbs that had a folding chair in the middle of the driveway with a water cooler that contained a cup of water, a gatorade, a cool spray bottle, some ice, and a rolling pin. But that seemed to work well. I started out with my 2 mile, then did an elongated 4 mile route, and finished with a shortened 2 mile route, with brief water/pee breaks between, and that worked pretty well.

I did far better at carb loading the day before this week. Actually I was a little concerned that if I ate another bite of a carb, that I would burst or turn into a loaf of whole grain bread. But it did seem to help in making me feel better than the 7 anyway. But seriously. You should hear this. Last night for dinner, I had macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, and a sweet potato. This afternoon I had whole grain pasta with chicken, yogurt, an orange, and some cocoa covered almonds. I did some studying, and all these foods were recommended. It was fun having an excuse to eat so much :) SUCK IT ATKINS DIET!!! I get to eat carbs, AND still get in better shape

Stay tuned! Tomorrow I will post how many inches/weight I have lost!