Hot, Hotter and Hottest

Whoowee....man this temperature is freaking unbearable!

That is what your garden variety wuss would say. I on the other hand have been a running fool. I started my 'thon training last Monday. Needless to say, I had a little muscle pain still lingering, but the pain has pretty much subsided now that my legs are used to running nearly everyday.

Here is my run list over the past couple of weeks using Hal Higdon's Advanced II 18-week marathon training plan because I am a glutton for punishment (go check it out):

Sunday - 10 (started at 0630 and ran with Chip)
Saturday - 6.5 (with a 5 mile pace run in the middle with Chip)
Friday - off day
Thur - ~4.5 miles with 3 hill repeats (make those thighs scream baby)
Wed - 3 miles on the treadmill, stretch and weights
Tue - ~ 5 miles with a 7:30 mile in the middle (sucking in this hot dry air...well...sucks)
Mon - 2.5 miles on the treadmill, stretch and weights
Sun - 9 miles (it was unbearably hot at the start and just got hotter)
Sat - 5 miles with about 3.5 at pace
Fri - off
Thur - 20 min warmup, 4-1200 repeats with the high school boys, 10 min cooldown (ouch)
Wed - 2 miles on treadmill
Tue - 40 min run at moderate pace
Mon - 2 miles on treadmill

Well that ought to be enough to bore you to tears...

While I welcome the challenge of the heat, I must be careful and stay thoroughly hydrated so I don't flutter. Drinking warm water during a long run is certainly a highlight of the summer.

Regarding the heart stuff, no flutter at all. However, every now and then I feel like it is going to kick in, but nothing happens. I am sure I am not out of the woods since everything I have read says it never really goes away on its own.

The kids are back in school, my wife is taking a maternity leave for 8-10 weeks and life will be hectic trying to run and get kids to the right spots at the right times. Next year will be nice since they will be in the same school (finally). But for now, suck it up.