I finally crossed a line today that I never thought I would. Typical for this sort of action - I feel terrible.
I ran in 30 degree plus weather, no shade, in black work-out clothes. I managed to do 3K with one walking break. Don't ask me how long I took to do it, cause I didn't time this absurdity.
I used to drive by people running in hot weather and wondered why the hell would they do such a stupid thing, or hear on the radio that folks collapsed during a physical activity in hot weather...well yes! What would you expect?
I haven't been running in over 2 weeks and I can *feel* the army run getting closer. I have had back problems these last couple of weeks and work has made it hard to fit time in and I have tried to avoid this weather for as long as possible. I NEEDED to run and for the first half of my run, I felt pretty good. It was the last half that dragged my ass along, and at one point I was driven off the path by cyclists. So not my best run but it was great opportunity to work on my mental game and to taste insanity.
Other updates - early July I was at the Dr. office and weighed myself in at 245.6 lbs - just over 31 ls lost in total this year. Very happy about that. I am going to go see my Dr. again about my back because it's just not healing up like any other muscle strain I have had and want to make sure I am not making it worse with certain kinds of exercises...
Excuse me while I go to the bathroom to shake a fist at my reflection in the mirror and mumble "...crazy woman!"
Jenn
