The bugs were INSANE!! I mean really really bad -- I was loaded down in bug spray and they were still getting me. We had this halo of deer flies around our heads for the first 1.6 miles that we just could not shake. I use a non-DEET bug spray and apparently, what I am using is not quite strong enough to keep 'em at bay.
My *new hydration toy* was a HUGE success!! Love LOVE Love it...it was perfect for yesterday. Comfy, it holds lots of water and did I mention comfy?? I can't wait to share more about this with everyone!
I felt really amazing the last 5 miles of the run and I could have gone for several miles more. After a very awful week of running, I am very happy to have felt so good on the hottest day of the year.
I can say I never have experienced sweat like this on any other run in memory. I was soaked. Dripping. Drenched. And it was not like I got to run into the water after....My hat was dripping huge drops of water. My shorts looked like I had just gone swimming. The last 2 miles my shoes felt like I was running in puddles. I wear a wrist band under my Garmin and when I took my Garmin off to take the wrist band off, I was literally able to squeeze out a couple tablespoon of sweat! Then when we got back to the cars, I was able to do the very same thing with my socks. GROSS but it was pretty funny.
Really--never have been quite that sweaty!!
*note* No, it was not salty sweat. It was just wet sweat. I actually did not have the usual salty streaks on my shorts so that tells me my electrolytes were good too!
Today is supposed to be more of the same-very hot and very humid-and the weather advisory is in effect for today as well. I have a swim to bike on the schedule this morning and will be getting that done early.
What's up folks? I cannot believe there are so few entries for this!!
GU Rocks!!
Stay safe and Happy Training.
7 comments:
Nice job with your run! The heat and humidity have been really bad here lately too and I always come home looking like I took a dip in a pool...gross!
Way to go with the run! Holy hotness! I only managed to get in 4 miles at 6 am yesterday up here in Central Maine & I was totally tempted to bring my camelbak with me. Ha! The girls and I ran 12 this morning and we had a few rain drops and they felt like heaven!
Way to go on the run!!!!
Holy hotness! I only did 4 miles yesterday (in Central Maine) and I was tempted to bring my camelbak with me! LoL! The girls and I did get our 12 miles in this morning and were met with a few raindrops and they felt heavenly!
Hi, new to your blog. Came across via Jen's blog "Running With The Girls".
Your sidebar quote *Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win.-- Bernadette Devlin * very apt for me at the moment, I'm going to carry it with me. Lara.
Great job with the run. Doesn't it feel good to have a run come together, especially after a week when it's been a struggle?!?!
I can't imagine running in that kind of heat and especially humidity! Y'all are making me appreciate our colder-than-usual summer weather...
Ha! This made me laugh. I went for a run yesterday and was able to wring out my ponytail (which is really, really short, so that might explain why it was completely drenched).
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