It got hot

This was a bit of a shock to the system. We've had such a cool spring that I really haven't had to do any runs in particularly hot weather, but today it was already approaching 20 degrees in the morning, and getting warmer. Add in the rain over the last couple of days, and it was hot and muggy morning.

Things didn't feel too good just wandering the house, but once I was on the run, I was actually surprised by the jump I had. I wasn't going to be setting any records, but I did keep up a really good pace. However, I was sweating like a demon. My shirt was soaked through before I finished my first five loop. I really could have used a second water bottle, but I didn't think of it before heading out. I'll set things up better next week. I did pick the pace on the second loop, and ended up having a good run considering I raced the day before. I just have to keep working at this and maybe next time I won't just have to barely hang on by 3 seconds.

Run: 10.5 miles, 41:12/38:59

The rest of the day was pretty much crashed. I picked up a new pull buoy after the cat attacked my other one while we were away, and took my wife to the garden nursery. While we were there, I got pretty much knocked on my butt by the heat. I guess I didn't get enough fluids back into my system after the run, and my temperature regulation had gone haywire. Once we got home, I power-drank about 3 glasses of water, then relaxed for a bit, and was feeling much better. The pulled pork and baked beans helped too.