Okay, so the title of the e-mail says it all. Today, the temperature approached the upper 90s. With the heat index, it felt over 100 degrees, and of course, I was out there running 6 miles. Now, I must admit that it was the least fun I have had running in a long time. When the weather is that hot, it is difficult to breathe. I recently invested, however, in a fuel belt, which is a belt that has four 8 oz water bottles attached to it. This allows me to stay fully hydrated during the run.
The past few weeks consisted of me TRYING to run at 6000 feet. (This resulted in along power walk.) Hiking at 12,000 plus feet, running 10 miles in lovely indoor track, and the super hot 6 mile run listed above. Needless to say, it has been busy. Luckily, I have no injuries to report and no additional bouts of heat exhaustion. During the month of August, the weekend runs will be 12, 14, and 13.1 miles, and the weekly runs will eventually go up to 7 miles. I decided that if I can survive this month, that it should be smooth sailing toward the marathon.
Fundraising Update: I can’t go an e-mail without mentioning how the fundraising has been going. The drive toward the second fundraising goal has been going well. I am still about $225 short. If you have not yet donated, and had planned on doing so, it is not too late. With the 2nd goal, I have until September 15th to raise the money. You can either go online at http://www.active.com/donate/tntcoh/MNarui
It is hard to believe that the summer is over halfway done. Classes begin on September 19th with my graduate assistantship starting at the beginning of the month. I can truly say that this training has been an extremely worthwhile experience, and has definitely given me valuable lessons on my limits both mentally and physically. In the future, I don’t know if I will be running more full marathons, but it is safe to say that I will become a consistent ½ marathoner.
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