Week 13, Sunday - Oh, the Heat!

I seem to be doing less moaning and lying about and more moving, which makes me feel like whatever slump grabbed me and shook me around last week is over. D and I went to run on the track yesterday afternoon. It was the first really hot day in northern Virginia. We've been enjoying a long string of mid-sixty (and lower) days, only fair I suppose, since it was still 79 in late January. But yesterday, we broke out of our rut and blossomed into fully humid, sunny June. I didn't meet my May goal for outside miles (or frequency) so I doubt I was up to my goal of two miles on the track yesterday. As it happened, I was right - the heat was smothering and my body wilted and gave up much sooner than I would have liked. The positive? I ran nearly all of a mile and walked another half mile. Otherwise, it was only a mile, only a little, not as fast or as hard as I would have liked.

On the other hand, my heart rate stayed comfortably in the aerobic zone the entire time (blame it on the heat) and it was a solid 40 minutes of activity all told. So, I'm out of shape (obviously) but I had a wonderful time and I know it'll be easier next time. One, because I won't be going at 5 when it's still blazingly sunny and 85 outside and two, because I've done it once already.

Yes, I drank lots of water. I'm good about that.

W5, R30, W5, W5 - 1.5m/45min