not giving up on the comeback

snuck in a short one this morning just to wake up a bit

4.1 @ 7:18 ave pace

went out in the afternoon but the heat was not nearly as bad as it has been,.  It was overcast which makes such a big difference.  I just cruised along on a mix of routes.  I was a little short of my 8 miles but that's ok

It was the first day of school.  I thought my kids would be tired tonight but they seem to be A-OK.  My son and I biked to school which was pretty cool.  It was only about a mile or so but just enough to get the blood going at 7:30 in the morning.  Hopefully we are up and at 'em so we can do this often. 

7.8 @ 7:20 ave  pace

Trying to figure out what races) to run this fall.  The one I wanted to do - Chickamauga Half - sold out last month both the half and full.  ugh.  There is one on Thanksgiving in downtown ATL that I guess I will do.  It is only $40 if I sign up this month and I won't spend any $$ for travel.  Some of the halfs around here are $60.  I guess I'm just cheap but that is getting crazy.  Maybe I'll just focus on the ATC races that I get for free with my $20 annual membership fee.  It is just hard to get really stoked about those for some reason.  Usually those are my tune up races for the pay ones. 

before lunch - 5.3 @ 7:15 ave pace.  I've had a big blister on my big toe for a week now.  Are we supposed to pop them or not?  It comes and goes with each run.

Got in another before getting the kids this evening

4.4 @ 7:01 ave pace

Crappy run last night - seemed like a big waste of time. 

8.3 miles @ 7:48 ave pace 

Sought out some shade and tried to maintain some sort of pace

4.6 @ 7:25 ave pace

another run after work and before Chrys had a meeting - I guess it was 93 or 94 but the clouds have come in and it wasn't as bad as the run earlier in the day. 

4.2 @ 7:09 ave pace

I was just thinking that if the heat wasn't here I would have anything to complain about -- so I'm pretty happy about that.  I know some of you are fighting injuries.  Rhett reminded me earlier that even though I had a sucky run last night, at least I'm able to run.  So true.  I need to be thankful for my many blessings...

I'm trying out a new GPS unit.  It seems to read a bit long.  Has anyone compared their GPS readings to a mapmyrun or runners world route mapping program? 

I'm not sure if the lower temps of the morning are better since they come with higher humidity.  I got in 6.2 in this morning but I had to stop and walk a couple times. 

6.2 @ 7:35 ave pace

Got in another 4.2 before getting the kids from after school camp

4.2 @ 7:30 ave pace

Ate some really good BBQ tonight - plus brunswick stew and bbq beans and a few fries.  I'll be ready to go for my LSD tomorrow morning!

nice and overcast this morning - yea!

took the long run easy and it was ok.  Still lost 6lb of water weight.  All that salty bbq really bloated me - but at least I had plenty of h20 in my system.  I took along 2 more electrolyte tabs and popped them after an hour.  I don't know if they help, but I had them...