Let me just say, that as much as I love the summer, I am now thrilled to have cooler fall weather. It is just much easier to run.
Yes, I've had two good runs this week. On Wednesday and today (Saturday) I ran for a full hour for a reasonably good distance and each time I got back a few seconds faster than I went out. I was about 10 seconds early on Wednesday and about 15 seconds early today. So, what I did each time was to keep running down the street until I hit the full hour. On Thursday, it was raining, so I skipped the day. On Friday, I had a schedule twitch and didn't get to run in time before Liam came home, so I used the exercise bike for 45 minutes instead.
On today's run, a squirrel ran along side me for a while on Oriole Drive. It was only for about 20 feet, but it was kind of funny. I ran along on the left edge of the road and it ran along on the right edge. Then when it got to some bushes, it jumped off.
But I am happy for the cooler weather. For one, it allows me to run at any time during the daylight. During the height of the summer heat, I would get up at 6 a.m. and start running by 6:30 to catch the coolest part of the day.
However, when I got home, I was so drenched in sweat that not only was my shirt and shorts soaked through, but when I changed into a new shirt that one would be soaked through within an hour. Then I would change again, and shirt No. 3 would only be moderately wet. Only then was I able to take a shower. It didn't make sense to shower before my body cooled down and my sweat glands shut off.
My plan had been to stop running in early November. I've decided I will try to keep running at least through November, depending on how the weather goes. We'll see.
OK, gotta go.
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