Wednesday, July 30, 2008

I Surrender to the Heat

I can count on one hand (with room to spare) the number of times I've been on a treadmill in the 3 years that I've been in The Woodlands. However, given the extreme heat and humidity and its resulting stress on my body, I will be doing at least 50% of my training runs on a treadmill once I get back into my training routine. At least thats the plan as of today.

I ran on treadmills pretty regularly back in the 90s. I've fallen off once due to stepping too far to the right and landing off the belt. I've also torn a calf muscle in the middle of a run. No change in pace or misstep, I just heard something pop and that was that.

I ran the Nature Trail Monday evening; I felt great the first half of the run after being off for over a week. Was tired by the end though.

1 comment:

K said...

According to Gene Norman (Channel 11) this is the hottest July we've had in 3 years.

Last July the average temp was 89 degrees. This July, it is 95.

A huge difference. I have missed the evening runs because I'm waiting til 7:30 or later, when the sun is a little further down in the sky.