August 13, 2015
My week without my kids was coming to an end. We had a family reunion that weekend so I knew my long run was in jeopardy...and I was babysitting for friends Wednesday night, so I was going to have to get that run in on Thursday as soon as the kids went to Daycare. That meant Langdon.
Unfortunately - it was about to be the hottest day of the week (actually the hottest of the year) and I wasn't ready to go until nearly 10am!
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Bleah. We ALL know how I feel about the heat. I only like it in my coffee. Not on my skin.
But I promised myself I would try to be more dedicated with this running thing so I wouldn't break myself on another half marathon. So, time to make my fat cells cry. I loaded up my hydration pack with as much water as it could hold and headed out for 10kms.
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HOT!!!! One kilometer in and I already looked like this. Check that glisten!
Making up a 10k run in Langdon was going to be interesting. It isn't that big of a place, but it is starting to be spread out enough that I can do it without resorting to the country roads (something I don't like doing if I don't have someone at home with a car to rescue me if needed.) So, my loose plan was to run around the edge of town, out to Boulder Creek and around there then home. My math-impaired brain told me that should be around 10k.
Now this is Langdon...so the views are, well, Langdon. Not too exciting but I'll try.
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Enthralled yet? Ok - well, I did see this garage with a thousand solar panels on it.
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Around here, I texted hubby to tell him that if I wasn't home when he got there, to come scoop up the puddle on Railway Ave because that would be me.
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Oh - what's that? Shade?
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Nope - that's false hope.
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Soon I was on the stretch of highway to take me out to Boulder Creek. Luckily the Red Wing Blackbirds have migrated by now so this was safe to run.
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As I entered Boulder Creek a lady on a bike shouted out "Good for you - getting in a run in this heat!" Though, by then, I was feeling pretty idiotic.
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I really wanted to run through the golf course sprinklers...and jump in the lake...
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or, you know...
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My hydration pack was getting pretty light on my back...I knew I only had 2k to go, but I was scared shitless that I was about to run out of water.
I hit the highway to begin the return trip to the town. An asshole in a cube van tried to run me off the road...really nice, dude...
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Then, I ducked behind the grocery store to take the back way home...
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My pack started making dry sucking noises...the earth looked like my throat felt.
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But the paved path was RIGHT THERE! 1k to go. Lets finish this shit.
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Miserable me...I was wandering in the desert. Aren't I pretty in the heat? Gag.
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The homestretch...
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My hands were puffing up.
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The neighbours pitbull, tried to encourage me to run by rushing me (she's friendly - just a little excitable) but I was too close to home to run at this point....
Hooray - finished...
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Fuck me...never again. Though you know I'll probably have to do it again at some point.
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Abner was very happy about my run. The sweat was pouring off of me for a good 10 mins after I came inside.
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and boy was I happy to stretch in front of my giant fan!
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You shoulda seen how the salt hardened my sweat soaked hair into a modern art piece! Alas - no pics available...
Another long run done! I may not be doing so great on weekday consistency, but I am killing these long runs as I prepare for Harvest Half.