Syzdekistan

I’ve been struggling to keep up with my training schedule in the heat. I did manage to get my two longest runs (18 miles each) done but the shorter runs have been difficult. I skipped a few shorter runs and managed to do a few at the gym. It’s tough to run in the heat but it can be done. Tonight, I just ran 5 miles and when I left the house at 11:00 P.M. it was still 99 degrees. Taking it slow made it bearable.

The highlight of tonight’s run was seeing a burrowing owl. It was in a vacant lot by the mental health center. I run by there all the time and this is the first time I’ve seen the owl. The other highlight was having Paula Radcliffe congratulate me on running over 500 km via my Nike+iPod. The scary part of the run was having a big rottweiller scare the heck out me by almost jumping over a six foot block wall.