When Life Gives You Humidity...

You run anyway.

 The summer is arguably both the best and worst times to be running. It is great because it is beautiful outside, the flowers are blooming, and the sky is usually clear. The downside however is the heat waves and the humidity. The current solution? Run earlier! Of course when you are already waking up a 5 to run the idea of getting up any earlier is almost unreasonable. So instead of getting up at say 4:30, we just push through whatever comes our way. Even when the weather outside makes the runs feel like swims we still manage to get through a 4 mile run!

 The best feeling though, no matter how the weather plays out, are the Saturday long runs. Every week we try to add another half mile of distance in order to meet our goal of a half-marathon(recently I was informed that I should not call it a mini). This distance addition is only part of the story though, we also try to hit a hill or two on our runs to better prepare for whatever may be thrown at us. As of last Saturday we reached our target of 7 miles, the first 2.5 of which was mostly uphill! Of course, my personal favorite part of the long-run days is going to the farmers market and lunch after. I love getting my weeks worth of fresh vegetables then having lunch with my favorite running partner.

 Of course my life is more than just running, there is also all of the school work I have on my plate. Currently I am working through one class at a time with the current selection being Organizational Behavior and Leadership. As of right now the plan is to be completely finished with the first class by the first week of July. That means finishing two chapters each week over this week and next then passing a pre-assessment to determine if I am ready. Upon a passing grade of the pre-assessment I will be able to schedule out the full assessment. While this first class isn't anything spectacular and fun the next two classes will be covering various aspects of Literature, Arts, and the Humanities - and I am looking forward to that quite a bit.

 Now, I would like to leave you with a nice quote about running that I can relate to on most mornings:

 "The trouble with jogging is that by the time you realize you're not in shape for it, it's too far to walk back."
 -Franklin Jones