Gotta get that boom, boom

It's not my imagination. My hips, knees and legs are aching when I run. Humidity, extreme earliness of the day, bad vibes.....I don't know. Oh, and I have a new Ipod with most of Brigette's cardio workout music.

End in sight?

I'm running but not blogging. The weather is hideous. Even by 5 am. At least August will soon be over and eventually this summer.

Still August

Ran 3.2 miles at 5:30 am. It's 90 at that hour but humid and it's rough going. We're still in monsoon season so hopefully we get some rain and get rid of this mugginess. More than half-way through August, eventually the nights/early mornings will get cooler. Until then, I gotta push on.

Group drills

We were up at the track doing a crossfit drill with Brigette and team, including all 5 grandkids. Run one lap and then do 25 "Burpees" (squat, push-up, return to squat and jump up.) After my first attempt I just resorted to the basic squat. This whole exercise is repeated 6 times.
On my last lap, Hayden asked, "Grandma, why aren't you running?"
"I AM running."
"Well, you LOOK like you're walking," he replied as he jogged off.

Say what?

"Gotta get outside before sun up," I tell myself everyday and then turn over and try to sleep a bit more. What difference will a few more minutes make? And everytime I run and the sun breaks through, I remember. Any running is more bearable without the blazing sun. After next week when school starts, I won't have the track available in the mornings. I could hit the gym but I'm not that desperate yet.

It's August

I like to think of a new month as a clean slate. So I went for a run. It rained steadily and felt great. But hey, folks, what's with the windbreakers and umbrellas? It's RAIN not radiation. (Admittedly that makes no sense but it's RAIN and this is PHOENIX.) Let's enjoy.

Another Sat morning

I ran in some rather humid weather at a nice track outside the MCSO Training Center while Brigette did CrossFit. I was highly motivated to keep running so as to appear too busy to do training with her. But after 3.5 miles I had to quit and go get her. She is accomplishing great things and I'm just over 320 miles.