SENDING FAST THOUGHTS TO:
1) Julie from Run Revolution is attempting to qualify for Boston for the 2nd time this year at RnR Seattle! Julie actually BQ’d on her first ever marathon and ran Boston this past April, and is my inspiration! Luckily Seattle looks to be MUCH cooler than Boston was on April 16th.
2) Kelly is running the Slacker Half Marathon and I hear there may be gnomes involved!
3) Twitter friend Caron is running a 10-K this weekend in Colorado!
Good luck this weekend to you ladies and everyone else racing this weekend!
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We’ve had a significant fire burning about 10 miles away from our house for the last couple of days. The “Romero Fire” has been burning along the river since Wednesday afternoon. So, in addition to dealing with running in the heat, we’ve also been inhaling smoke.
Luckily no buildings have been damaged, and it is almost contained thanks to a tiny rainstorm yesterday, but the air has become quite smokey, and I’m sure plenty of wildlife has been destroyed.
Speaking of fire….
According to the American College of Sports Medicine, 54 degrees is the optimal temperature for running. The hotter it gets, the more your performance goes down. So, I wonder what percentage of my best performance I’m running when it is 90 degrees outside? My guess is, the percentage is very low.
Speaking of heat…
I’m glad the Playoffs/Finals are over. Not that Aaron insisted on watching ALL of the games (I got off relatively easy), but I couldn’t care less about NBA basketball. I think Michael Jordan is pretty cool, but other than that, give me college basketball, futbal, or even football any day over the NBA.
On that note…
HAPPY WEEKEND! Stay cool out there all of my hot peeps!
That’s so scary! and the fire is still burning?
Have a great weekend! Try to stay cool!
It is still burning, but it seems to be under control. We’re pretty prone to fires anyway because of our dry climate, but they don’t usually get that big so close to the city. Have a good weekend too!
Well at least it’s under control. Yikes!
54 degrees, huh? I think the only time I’ve run in temps like that was RnR Vegas ’11. It was a very cold race.
So I hear! I think I’ve only run 1 comfortable half marathon. The rest have gotten pretty toasty by the end. Maybe we’re all better runners than we think we are, we just aren’t running at the right temperature!
Interesting theory! I should find some fridge to run in and find out!
Glad to hear the fire is contained (for the most part)–how scary!
We were unusually blessed with a very mild winter/spring, so a lot of our training was done in 50-degree weather. I absolutely HATE running in hot, humid weather–I always feel like such a slug!
Me too! I’d much rather run in colder weather.
Thanks so much, Amy! Looks like I’ll be running in “optimal temps” tomorrow. Much more fun than 90 degrees (sorry). Yep, no fires here in Seattle. Stay safe, Amy Lavender Parking!!
Good luck! I’m sure it will feel much more comfortable than Boston!