Anyone notice it's HOT?

After not running since last Thursday, I went out on Tuesday night.  Did a one mile warm up and then did 4 minutes slightly slower than MGP, 4 min recovery, 4 min at MGP, 4 min recovery, 4 min between 1/2MGP and MGP, 4 min recovery and then 4 min at about 10K pace.  Then I jogged home for a cool down.  I was a little stiff at the start but loosened up pretty quickly.  I knew that run would ruin any chance of a decent effort at the Wed. night 5k but too bad.

I had taken the horse to the vet in the morning and everything checked out.  Allergies with a minor secondary infection.  So he is on some breathing meds and antibiotics.  Rode him Tues night and Wed AM and he showed no ill effects of the allergy problem.

I have given up on the 2 a day work outs.  It was just to hard and I was too tired.  I might throw one in here and there but not many.  It is strange how I can ride my horse one evening and then hop on and ride the next morning and he isn't tired at all.  I will say though that he doesn't work as hard as we do running!!  And he has all day and night to sleep if he wants to.

Crappy run on Wed night...I went out slow for about 1/4 mile and then slowly accelerated.  Felt pretty strong until about mile 21/2 and then my head kept saying   "it's too hot!".  And it was - my car said 102F.  Soaked in a cold tub with Epsom salts and ice.

Off to bed so I can get up at 4:45am!  Weight this AM...all time low since high school...137.5lb...woo,hoo!  I have been pretty good about my diet...the bad choices are few and far between and less bad than before.