Blue Ridge Summit, PA

I am on my weeklong summer break at my mom's house in Pennsylvania. When she told me it was hot outside, I just kind of listened. I mean it had been hot in New Hampshire this summer as well. My plan was to do as much outside running as possible as I am starting week 3 of Hal Higdon marathon training. My training week is not that hard, a lot of 3's and a 6. Okay, it looks like I will be doing some treadmill work this week. It is really hot, like sweat down your shins hot. The air I was breathing in was hot and the wind was hot. (you have probably picked up that it is hot here) So...at 9:30 I ventured out. Head band, Road ID, shuffle, Garmin....Garmin......okay my Garmin was dead. I thought that I had charged it before I left, but I guess I didn't. Anyone that knows me knows that no Garmin = stress for me. So, off I go, not knowing where I am going, but I just take off. I am going fast and it is hot, there is sweat everywhere, my shins, my bum, my feet....Finally, I make it to the end, one big hill and at this point I am ready to collapse, but I make it. I come in, my shirt is wet, my face is bright red and Izzie tells me she can't touch my hand because I am to sweaty and smelly. Oh the honesty of a four year old. Anyway, I have been tired ever since, it could be because I am not at my own house on my schedule or maybe that run just did me in.

On another note I am going to start breaking in my Newton's this week. I am hoping to race in them for the Applefest Half Marathon in September. It is a hard race and I will need all of the help I can get.