Off the wagon...

I was doing so well w/ that whole June-athon thing. Up through the 18th I had ran 15 out of 18 days.

Then last weekend came and went. And I didn't get a single run in. And I didn't run yesterday since I had something going on at night. So I haven't ran for 4 days, which is the longest break I've taken since May 1st.

I know this because I keep track of these things. Yes, I need to get a life and rely less on spreadsheets.

I plan on getting back on track, starting tonight. Tonight will be my first run in what we refer to as extreme heat & humidity here in Minneapolis - it's about 95F, and I think w/ the humidity the heat index is around 105F. Part of me wants to say - 'eh, skip the run, it's probably not healthy to run in such hot temps.' But then I think back to the summer I trained for the marathon - it was consistently above 90 & humid for most of the months of July & August, when I was putting in double digit distance runs. So I can pound out a measly 3-4 miles tonight. I'm going to attempt to run at 5 a.m. the next couple of days since it looks like the heat isn't breaking anytime soon. If only I was a morning person...

I did order a new toy, though.

I've been wanting a new Garmin Forerunner for awhile, but didn't feel like spending the money. Turns out I can buy a 305 with the reward points from my credit card - a bunch of them are about the expire so I figured this is a good purchase. It's an upgrade from my 101, which I've been using for 3 years. Err, um, maybe I should say I have owned it for 3 years, it hasn't gotten much use since the fall of 2006 when I ran my marathon. I know I will get alot of use out of the 305 and it'll be interesting to use the Heart Rate Monitor - I have no idea if I am training in the appropriate heart rate range, so that data will be interesting.

And you know me. I love data. Oh, to think of the charting I could do once I have this new Garmin.

Kidding. Sort of.