Workout: LSD

Distance: 8 miles

So Friday I did my long run for the week.  I wanted to do 10 originally, but I decided to run with my girlfriend and she’s only up to 8, so 8 we did.  We decided to run at the Towpath is Piscataway.   My thought, as well as hers, was that the trees along the towpath will provide a good amount of shade, allowing us to stay a little cooler.  So we started off our run under the trees in the park, felt cool.  Up and over the bridge in the sun…kinda warm.  Then we made our way back under the trees along the Towpath.

Guess what.  Not cooler.  Actually, even more hot and humid under the trees than out in the open.  Reason being is that the trees and surrounding vegetation act almost like insulation, keeping the heat and humidity in.  It…was…brutal.  Needless to say we ran slower than we expected.  I ran the whole way with a bottle of Gatorade and a bottle of water.  We actually rationed it pretty well, but we probably could have used some more.  Luckily I had a powergel and she had shotblocks to get some salt back into our systems.

But we made it back, and glad we did since we wouldn’t have a chance to run over the weekend.  Our reward was even more warm Gatorade which had been sitting in my car for us.  Mmmm hmmmm.  Tasty.

Oh, and a bonus for my girlfriend.  Even though we were running in the shade, she still got tans lines…and we had a wedding to go to on Saturday.  She tans sooo easy.  Luckily they faded some and the lighting was low at the reception, so there wasn’t much to see.

In any case, hoping to get a good solid week in this week of running…the pain in my leg went away after my long run, so hopefully it’ll stay gone.  So I’m off to bed.  Have a great week everyone.  Run on friends!!!