Record Heat

With run/walk #1 and #2 out of the way for the week, I am happy to report it is going really well! No problems with the two- 15 minute intervals of running. I shouldn't have doubted myself. The only new thing I really noticed this week is that after both workouts, my legs felt tired all day. I LOVED the way that felt. It was a little reminder during the monotony of my work day of the super fun thing I'd done that morning. The fatigue was gone by the following morning. To me that means it was just the right amount!


Tuesday morning I was attacked by mosquitoes. Total bite count: 14! Wednesday morning, I wore bug spray, and I didn't notice a single mosquito. It's amazing how much more enjoyable the time is when you're not swatting those nasty little bugs off of the back of your calves the whole time while you run. Luckily, the mosquitoes seemingly aren't interested in Bella.

Because my posts about mosquitoes and the heat seem to come hand-in-hand, I thought I'd share with you some information that was passed on to me by Kevin:

July 2009 will go into the history books as the hottest month the Valley (Phoenix) has ever seen. The average temperature for July will be 98.2 degrees. That includes the morning lows and afternoon highs. The previous record was 97.6, set in July 2003.

I am excited to think that if I can make it through this heat, my mornings are going to start getting more and more enjoyable because it will gradually get cooler. Here's to hoping the average starts dropping a bit very soon. If not, don't you worry . . . I'll just keep on running!