Tuesday

I've been averaging about 18 miles on my Saturday runs, and I'm feeling a little scrawny. Since my son Rick went to camp for a month, and then went back for his last year of college, I've been slacking a bit on the weights. So this morning I've gone into my FALL running program, which means lifting in the mornings and running at noon or at night.

So I lifted this morning at 5am and did abs. I'll run after work tonight around Lake Heath. Probably 1.9 x 4 = 7.6 miles. The good thing about running there is that I can listen to my iPod, so there are some benefits. The downside is that it will be hot. The pool will still be open when I finish... so there's that.

Monday

There's a good personal race report from the Country's Midnight Express run on Trey's site.

The Country's Midnight Express race results are located here .

Saturday - Long Run

19.25 miles this morning on the Riverwalk. Basically, that's starting from the Iron Works and then going out to Fort Benning, circling Russ Pond, and then coming back. 75°F with 82% humidity.

Didn't see quite as many runners, probably because most were taking the morning off so that they could participate in the Country's Midnight Express race tonight. I always plan to do it, but I always find myself sound asleep at midnight. Maybe if the race was at 4am I could do it :-)

Friday

I'm planning a long 18+ run tomorrow morning, so this morning I only did 3 miles around the neighborhood. 80°F with 80% humidity. I'll swim at lunch today to add to that a little bit. I had a fueling problem last Saturday, or something, that made that run suck so bad. Anyway, just playing around with it. I want to get in the habit of long runs on Saturday, then gradually build up to a longish run on Wednesday as well. Ideally 20 on Saturday and 10 or so on Wednesday.

Cooler weather looks like it's right around the corner; the forecast is for 80's starting about September 1st and low 70's in the mornings as well.

Thursday

7.2 miles on my normal route this morning. 80°F with 80% humidity. Saw about 3 police cars during the run.

The temperature of the pool water has got to be 90°, but it's still good to get in there after the run to stretch out and relax. It won't be long until it cools off.