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| Extra Water and Ice |
Remember when I was complaining about the cold? Can it come back? Seriously, I went for my long run of the week yesterday and it was torture in 90+° weather. If you remember back to
last summer, I purchased a 2L bladder backpack. Well, I not only went through the 2L bladder, but I stopped at 7-Eleven and purchased another 24 ounces plus the largest size cup full of ice to refill the bag. This didn't last the whole way home.
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| Puppy Eyes |
Meanwhile, I did try another new product yesterday. I found
Powerade Ice Pops at the grocery store. They look like those old multi-colored ice pops we use to enjoy as kids but made with electrolytes and such. It was a very cool treat when I walked back into the air conditioning. Until of course Benny dragged me right back out into the heat. Seriously, how can I say no to that face?
My long run ended up taking way longer than usual because I had to stop mid-way due to the heat. I kept going because I obviously needed to get home but the heat was really messing with me and I was starting to get worried. When I stopped to buy more water, I considered calling an Uber home. Instead, I went in the direction of Forbidden Drive where I knew it was shaded and that definitely helped. I also knew that Forbidden Drive had the rivers. If I really needed to cool down, I could splash some water on me.
I made it home and I'm going to reconsider routes in this kind of heat to remain shaded and have places to refill my water along the route.
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| Had to rest after segments. |
