Hi Jenny! Way to go! I am not fast either. I used to be a solid middle of the pack runner but now I am back of the pack and don't really care at this point - just grateful to be out there!

Today was my rest day. Not even a short walk happened! My C25K training has me at 1.5 miles for tomorrow but I am starting half marathon training tomorrow too so I will be doing more...maybe having to walk some but it's all good!!!!

Hope everyone has had a great Friday!!!

Hello! Jenny, I hear you on the heat and humidity. There have been times in the past (when I was still working) when I would run at night (when it is dark) and it is such a pleasant thing! I actually enjoy it. I have great gear for night running as I have run a few Ragnars and in the winter, sometimes running in the dark can't be helped. Now I do the early mornings but I agree, it is really hard right now, Tennessee has been miserable as far as heat and humidity, last week especially was rough.

Sharon!!!!! Hello, so glad to see you here!!!!!

Jenny, I had every intent of keeping my distances low, like 10K or less, but there are two half marathons that I LOVE and I just can't quit doing them. The one in November is via lottery so I guess there is a slight chance I won't get in, but it is a weighted lottery so that ups my chances a lot as I have done it before and volunteered for the full. I say NO MORE MARATHONS ever but who knows, some days I think I want to try it again.

I didn't exercise today - I was supposed to walk and actually I had planned to do tomorrow's run just in case the weather tomorrow is bad, but I had some kind of pain in my calf and decided to hold off. I might regret that I didn't but I try to listen to my bod and it told me to rest!!! Sharon, we did kayak yesterday, it was my BFF and I, DH won't do it, but I am going to try to get him to while we are on vacay next week. Anyway, I am new to kayaking and have only been a few times. We found a cove that is much quieter than the places where we have been before, fewer boats and less waves, so it was a lot easier for me to practice. So far I can't do very far because of the RA in my hands causing pain but it is still very very good for me and I would like to do it more.

Today we have just been doing things around here that need to be done, busy but low key. I have tons of projects and thing I am trying to get done but I am do everything in such a leisurely manner that it takes me forever!!!

Have a great day everyone!!!

Good Morning to Everyone!!!!! Monday Monday!!! Monday is my favorite day though right now since I am not working it doesn't matter so much.

Sharon, I can't remember if I told you this before, I have a dear friend from Safety Harbor, I visited her many years ago and it is such a cute community. And as far as NC, I hope the storms pass by before our trip next week!!! I am planning on a lot of outdoor time while there!

Jenny, almost all of the races I do are at 7 or 8 am, have only done a couple of later ones but those are certainly logistically different. We have a Fleet Feet group in the evening as well that I go to sometimes and the trail run group (also affiliated with Fleet Feet) is in the evening. But our local running club usually does mornings, especially on the weekends, and that is at 6 am which is kind of too early for me. I can run on a full stomach and it doesn't seem to slow me down too much (though I don't do that in the mornings).

Anyway, my pace is much slower too, not due to Covid but due to RA and the connective tissue issues. I will add speed work back in soon, that will get me going a bit. As long as I strength train it should be okay but I have to listen to my body, otherwise I will suddenly fall apart and not be able to run for a while. I need to get yoga back in there too. I had a personal trainer who specializes in runners and he was kind of Meh about yoga, didn't think it was that beneficial, but I see a HUGE difference when I do it. I need to structure my time better so I can do that a few times a week.

My run this morning was good, C25K run and it was a two minute walking warm up, and just 2.0 miles of running. It ended with a 2 minute walking cooldown. Humidity was about 99% at the time as the temp was about 72 and the dew point was 71. No wind either. I actually thought it wasn't too terrible, some of these mornings when it is already 80 when I run are so much worse. I did great until I got to that big hill that always gets me! I did make it to the top of it though, and then I took maybe a 20 second walk break. Another thing I will add back in soon is hill repeats. The half that I will do in November has a crazy amount of elevation gain. I would like to do better on that course this year so I need to get to work! After I did the mile and a half I did another mile of 1 minute run 1 minute walk intervals. Then I did lower body strength. Didn't feel like that went as well today but at least I did it!

Okay, well all have a wonderful day!!!! Take care and Run Happy!