Courtenay’s been in town, so this morning (which starts at 9 a.m., not 6:30, Courtenay!) we did my favorite trail run loop. She kept saying that if we were going so late, it was going to be hot. I said, “It’s Marin,” ie. it doesn’t get that hot here. Then, she said the same thing to Steve later and he said, “It’s Marin.”
But, it was hot.
I haven’t run that far in over two months. It was fun, since we gossiped and took staged “running” photos. By the end, though, my legs were dead and I was making us stop at every water fountain because I couldn’t swallow — which was still not enough water fountains. Then, we went to Swirl and got frozen yogurt.
These are the things I usually do after a super hot/long run:
- Stop at the Quick N’ Easy and get an ice cream sandwich
- Stop at the Quick N’ Easy and just stand in the air conditioning
- Guzzle a water bottle and then feel slightly sick
- Lay on the road in the shade
- Lay on the floor of our condo
- Eat frozen fruit
- Stand in the water play structure at the playground and scare all the small children
- Become incomprehensible for the rest of the day and incapable of work, because my brain has become fried in the sun
The last one is the only guarantee.
Admire the salt lines that will inevitably be outlining my face. It feels cleansing.
Solid.
[…] So, instead, I have signed up for Inside Trail Racing’s Half-Marathon in China Camp tomorrow morning. I got the last open spot in the half-marathon. It has like 1,000 feet of elevation gain and loss twice, so it’ll be good practice for the Dipsea. My goals are 1. run fast and 2. try not to get as dehydrated as I felt running on Monday with Courtenay. […]
[…] hours. I’m pretty sure the best run route in Marin usually only takes like 1:54 (and I think Courtenay and I did it in like 1:45), but it took me 2:03 this time. Maybe I was tired. Or just slow. Who […]