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July 17, 2006
heat wave
I feel that I am somewhat justified in ranting and raving about our current heat wave. We were actually mentioned on the national news (NPR this morning) which I think says that it was indeed really hot this weekend and will continue to be really hot for some time. I can't lie, it has been miserable. I really don't mind the heat to a certain point - even up to about 95 - but over 100 it's difficult to do much of anything. We haven't gone hiking all summer because it's been blazing hot. In addition it makes my commute kind of tough - I think I had my slowest ride ever last Friday afternoon due to the heat. But that is enough whining out of me.
Friday was the first of the ridiculously hot days so I took the day off from running. We did take the dog for a nice walk which I enjoyed. It was still very hot at that time of the day (9:00 pm or so). Saturday the dog woke me up around 6:45 am which was definitely a good thing. We were running by around 7:15. Usually the park's pretty quiet that early but there were a ton of people all trying to beat the heat. I actually saw three people I know which is somewhat rare. We ran 7 miles and it was pretty nice.
For some reason when we woke up yesterday I was very sore. I don't really know why but I think it must be related to running with the dog. She pulls so hard at first that I think I use a lot of energy slowing her down. I didn't get up quite as early - probably 7:30 - so it was hot. I ran 6.5 miles with the dog, dropped her off and gave her water, and ran an extra 1.5 miles for 8 miles total. Nothing to write home about but not bad.
Because I woke up so early over the weekend - and because going in and out of the air conditioning always seems to shock my system - I was exhausted last night and didn't wake up to run today. I may go to the gym during the day and then swim after work. I hate to run on the treadmill in the summer but it's the healthy thing to do.
That is about all the news. I'm hoping to do a little more biking this week - commuting four days and maybe one longer ride one day. But we'll just have to see how the weather and my legs feel.
Posted by barb at July 17, 2006 9:39 AM
Comments
It's compounded by the fact that you live in the middle of a huge concrete jungle. Even in a smaller concrete jungle, such as my fair city, significant amounts of heat are absorbed by the thermal mass that is pavement, etc. and keeps the temperatures higher longer.
Posted by: 給飛行 at July 30, 2006 10:44 PM