Hills = Hell

Ran my 5 miles today - the most I've run in 1.5 years. The run felt good - I was so grateful I had Larissa's pump up mix! I have been listening to it on every run and it hasn't gotten old! My legs felt a bit tired by the end, but my breathing was really normal. I did run much slower than normal - so I was disappointed at the end of the run. But I am trying to maintain focus on just finishing the race, not on how fast I do it. I also think that since I haven't run 5 in so long, I started slower because I wanted to make sure I made it through. Seems to have been a good strategy because I made it through with very minimal cramping and no pain in my shoulders (Both of which I have been getting during my faster runs). Today I even got to see a turtle make it to the safe side of the road (When Brian we were we saved two turtles while running). The hills, however, were TERRIBLE. At one point I felt like I could speed walk up the hill faster than I could run it. There are two pretty steep ones on the route and then 2-3 that are a good incline but at a slower rate.

Found this article with good "hot" running advice - I know Mir and I are combating the heat these days. I have been getting up at 5:45 am to run so that I can avoid the heat - today by 6am it was already 75 degrees with 98% humidity. Blah

http://www.active.com/running/Articles/20_Tips_to_Stay_Cool_on_a_Summer_Run.htm