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AtomI’m in South FL this week on business. Before I left, I told my wife that I may not do much running since it would be hot and humid and I thought I would make it a rest week before I start marathon training next week. I still packed my running stuff anyway.
I arrived in FL on Sunday around noon. I decided to go for an easy 5-mile run in the evening. It was overcast so it seemed ok. Well….that was the toughest 5 miles I’ve run in a long time. The air was so heavy, I felt as though I couldn’t breath. I ended up taking a lot of walking breaks and I must have spent more time walking than running during the last 1-2 miles. I was also completely drenched in sweat. After that I figured I would take the rest of the week off 
As it turns out, a cool front moved in and the temperature on Tuesday morning at 5 am was a very nice 52F and dry…..perfect weather for running. I headed out for a 6-7 mile run, but the weather was so nice and I didn’t know how long it would last, I decided to run 10 miles. I have never run further than 7 miles during the week, but it felt great running the 10 miles.
This morning was almost as nice with the temperatures in the upper 50’s so I ran 4.5 miles this morning.
It’s definitely warming back up. I leave FL on Friday so I figure I’ll rest for the next couple days until I return to TX. My wife has been laughing at me as I told her I was going to rest, but I just can’t seem to help myself.
I realize that TX gets hots in the summer, but at least it’s not as humid and since I run in the mornings I should be fine.
Posted by derek in Training