There's a Wimp then there's just plain Stupid!

I'm a runner. I'm a sprinter more than a long distance runner. Sometimes I miss a run and, like the New Balance "love/hate" commercials, that sweaty make-up run feels oh soooo good! My absolute fave: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJFsE4bz_SQ

I wish today was like that...and it would have been had I actually gotten up at 6:00 this morning for my 10 miler. This weekend I slept in and since I'm watching Grams this weekend I didn't want her to wake-up early and think she was all alone. My grandmother is 92 years old and she has trouble remembering sometimes.

So after I made her breakfast, I waited my requisite 1.5 hours and then told Grams I was going out for a long run and would be back. It was 10am. I checked weather.com and the fitness forecast called for mildly comfortable. I figured as long as I could be back by noon I'd be okay. Hell no! It is freaking hot here in the Central Valley!

I wasn't out for more than 15 minutes and I was already regretting not getting up at 6am this morning. I'm in the Central Valley where there are no trees or shade and if you are going for a long run it is either on pavement or by the canal. As I am running alone, naturally I would want to wait until the roads were a little busier lest something befall me -- like a heat stroke!

I ended up cutting my run short and rather than feeling like a wimp - I just plain ran stupid today!

When you are training for a long race and are having your longest run yet, you want to mimic race conditions as best you can. So today's route was a little under four (and yet still at goal pace?!). I'm going to be smart and run the extra 6 to 8 tomorrow EARLY!