No one runs in my family. I am not built like a runner. My bones aren’t hollow. My legs aren’t gazelle-like. As a child, no one ever said, “Now that one… she’s going to be a runner.” I am not a marathon runner. But, I know that no one is a marathon runner until they actually run one.

-Nike Women's Running

Sunday, July 25, 2010

A steamy Saturday 8.2 mile run

Another day of scorching weather in Central, MA struck again! We embarked on our 8.2 mile run on Saturday morning. While the temperature at 8 a.m. was only around 75 degrees, the humidity was about 95 percent, making it a pretty difficult run. The good news is, my legs actually felt fairly good, despite a few hills...the bad news is, about 3 miles before we were finished, I was shivering again. This is the second long run where I got the chills and felt sick. What is happening? I am super hydrated, and even used my fuel belt for the first time on this run, with sport drinks and water. I need to look it up on some of the running forums, its not a pleasant experience. I will say this over and over again, but I am SO thankful for my amazing team mates, they make running long distances in unbearable heat doable.

On another note, I saw the foot specialist on Friday and I start PT in 2 weeks to strengthen my weak inner right ankle so hopefully, I can continue training with no pain and finish this marathon!!

Another week of training is done and overall, I'm feeling pretty great. 97 days until the Cape!

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