Where's the Beach?

This post is courtesy of Mr. Pavement Runner who had the great idea to do a blog post about our "fitness closets." Sometimes it's nice to have an inspired post idea I must say. Mine is more fitness drawers and baskets, but that totally counts right? We do have a closet that houses our bikes and a few fitness items, but mostly everything is crammed into drawers or spilling out of baskets around here. This drawer houses mostly warmer weather running gear and anything I'd wear to workout in at the house or the gym. If it were properly folded and organized, you'd find: 4 pairs of Saucony running shorts - Ignite split short 1 Saucony tank 2 Brooks tanks (one sheer mesh and one black and white) 1 short-sleeved Saucony, 1 short-sleeved Asics and 1 short-sleeved Brooks An assortment of sports bras that include Champion brand, Saucony, Brooks And a host of Nike shorts and tops that I will only wear at home - old, booty shorts ;-) I usually try to cram i...

Holy Sh*t It's Hot 7 Mile Run I had thought I was going to take my workout to the gym today. Had it pretty much planned out, and was looking forward to sleeping in. What happened was that I woke up, wide-eyed awake, at just after 7. I had been feeling stupidly guilty for not attempting another morning outdoor run, blaming it on the heat. So I decided to redeem myself and get out there for a run. I brought along extra water in my cooler for post-run. I had a GU packet stashed in my pocked just in case. I was planning to just go slow and see how long I could go. I planned for at least 4 miles and hoped for 6 tops. No looking at my watch was my first rule. Forget about the time, just take it slow and easy. Thankfully there was a breeze today. That made such a big difference. Of course, it was already 90 degrees out so making a difference is a bit relative of course. I actually felt really pretty good for the first 3 miles. So I ended up pushing just a bit farther. On the return, ...