wednesday, august 3

• run: 5-6 mi
• time: 1 hr.
• temp: 78 (according to iPhone - yeah, right)
• road conditions: hot, sunny and humid
• aches/pains: scrape on r ankle
• what i listened to when i ran: prayers and elvis costello - poor fractured atlas
• comments: no time constraints this morning and with a goal of placing 3rd in my age group at my next 10k in a couple of weeks, i got to work. i completed the "lake trail" twice around. i could have really hurt myself on some of those tree roots, but didn't fall down. i tripped up but caught myself many times. luckily, no one witnessed my flailings. it was challenging and fun. there was a drinking fountain at the boat dock (i have yet to see a boat in the lake in the past few years) which was helpful as i passed it twice. i'm proud of myself for meeting the challenge. i dripped sweat like i never have before. i would have wiped my face with my shirt but it was so soaked there wasn't a dry place to wipe it. i'd feel like an athlete but i've been skipping my push ups in the morning (because i'm on vacation). it feels fantastic to be in good shape. i did make sure i drank a lot of water when i got home because i've been feeling really dizzy for the past couple of days. standing up, blacking out, grabbing a wall or some furniture while waiting to come back to isn't cool. seems to have helped.