Tuesday, July 16, 2013

The heat and the DREADmill

Let's just call today a failure, shall we?

Ugh.

So I mentioned that we bought a treadmill.  It has now officially been re-named the dreadmill....because I dread the days when I have to use that thing.  It took me an hour to do 3.5 miles today.  It was supposed to be a 3.5 mile run, but that wasn't happening for me.  Even with the fan pointed at me, and our window A/C unit going, I was still just too hot and it was miserable.  There is also something about the treadmill that makes my legs hurt when I run on it...I'm not sure why it does that, but it stinks!

So today was a walk/run day...which I'd much rather not have for a short run like 3.5 miles.  I am okay if I need to walk during a 5 or 6 mile run, but today was borderline ridiculous.  I just couldn't get it together.  My breathing was all wonky.  My legs were hurting.  The sunburn on my back was bothering me, and I was super hot.  It was a recipe for disaster.

I've been lucky so far this summer, because our temperatures have been pretty mild.  This week, summer is here in full effect.  I don't like it one bit.  3.5 miles in an hour is a joke and a half.

Tomorrow is a new day...I'm supposed to either cross-train or do 2 miles.  I think I'll do both...a run in the early morning and a bike ride with the kiddos later on.  Hopefully those 2 miles will be better than today's encounter with the dreadmill.  I don't want these crappy runs to become the norm.  That is no fun.

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