Success!

I was very much dreading this morning’s run.  Not so much the distance (9 miles) but the distance in the heat and humidity that we have been experiencing this past week.  In an attempt to suffer the least heat possible, we started our run at 7am.  At that time it was 85 degrees but felt like 89.  By the time we finished it was 92 degrees but felt like 95. 

I was expecting to write this entry themed around the 9 miles of hell, but much to my surprise, it went well.  Yes, it was hot.  Yes, that last mile I was starting to really feel the heat.  Yes, I finished completely drenched in sweat!  In spite of the hot humid weather, my body held up and I finished strong!  This is a huge success!  I not only handled a 2 mile jump up in distance but in hot humid weather!  I have to thank my mom and Sandy for convincing me I should get an inhaler.  I owe my complete lack of wheezing to the wonderfulness of bronchodilators!  For the first time I felt like a normal person coping with heat and humidity and not a wheezing mess!

I feel empowered by this morning’s run.  I can definitely tell a difference in ability from when I trained for the half marathon last year.  I am in much better shape, and following a much better training schedule.  This run gave me a nice boost in confidences that I will make it through the summer heat and survive.