People are going to be talking about this for years to come. The headline of the Seattle Times this morning reads, "Hottest Day Ever?" Like the Seattle earthquake in 2001, and the blackout in December 2007 (my neighborhood was without power for 5 days), this heat will become legend. At least I hope it does, because that would mean it wasn't repeated again and again. The thermometer on my porch this morning read 78F at 5:30 AM - speed work canceled. Weirdly, the wind was blowing, which helped immensely. It is incredible to think that six months ago we had some of the lowest temps ever, and drifts of snow in my yard that were as tall as I am.
Yesterday afternoon there were reports of it being 104F in parts of the Snoq. Valley and someone in North Bend reported 110F -- it sounds impossible but, where we are situated, elevation differences of 500 ft. can produce wildly different temperatures. Today's forecast: even hotter. And now I present... The Art of Justification. My beautiful ("Blooms" design) little Franklin Planner calendar for today says "6-7 mi w/ VO2: 10 x .25 mile." Hahahahahaha. Excuse me. Honestly, if the whole summer was like this, I'd bite the bullet and do my speed work. I really would. Then again, if the whole summer was like this, I'd move to Scotland. One eensy little part of my brain said I should run a bit faster to "practice" for Saturday's Half-m. Hahahahahahaha. If the mercury is over 70 on race day, I'm going to jog, chat, collect my tshirt and come home.
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