Weekly Update 8/8 , 8/15

Okay so it is two weeks in one, that is probably better anyway.  I have to say the last two weeks have went well overall, but man has it been hot.  I always try to run in the morning before the heat sets in but lately it has been in the low 80s around 6 in the morning with the humidity of 80%.  Which is still better than midday when it is 98 with a heat index of 105 or above.  After two summers in a row you get used to it but you still cannot wait for the cooler weather.  I hope the Broncos practice in the indoor facility is really giving them a feel for the humidity they are going to experience at FedEx Field on Sept 6th.

This next weekend I am going to join a local training program to help me train for the marathon.  I think it will be good to find some peeps with the same goal to help keep me on track.

Could I run a marathon next week?
Not yet but I think I could complete a half, if my life depended on it.

  8/2   3.10 miles 29:02
  8/4   3.77 miles 37:14
  8/6   4.24 miles 38.58
  8/7   7.53 miles 1:13:35
        18.64 miles total
  8/9   3.27 miles 31:07
  8/11 3.77 miles 35:32
  8/12 2.10 miles 18:44

  8/14 5.57 miles 53:53
        14.71 miles total 

Weekly Update 8/1/2010

Another week with no aches or pains which is great and I was able to increase my mileage output.  I still need to try and figure out how to get my body to stop wanting to relieve itself while I am on longer runs.  Most info I have found has said to get up and move around before the run,  the issue I have here is I really do not want to wake up any earlier than 5:00am.  I am ready for it to be the fall so I can start to run a little later in the day, right now it is just to damn hot.

On a complete side note my parents will be coming into town next Thursday, the kids have no idea, what a great surprise it will be.

Could I run a marathon next week?
A friend pointed out that it would be like me running to work.  Damn that is a long way.

7/26 3.21 miles 28:20
7/28 3.76 miles 35:56
7/29 4.23 miles 40.57
7/31 8.01 miles 1:19:54
      19.21 miles total