Sunday RUNday

Sunday, I had a pretty disappointing workout.  I meant to wake up and start running by 7:30 (8:00 at the latest).  Well, that didn't happen.  I finally convinced myself to get out of bed around 8:45am thanks to my always inspiring SweatPink sisters:

So, I finally left my apartment around 9:15am, setting out to complete an 8-mile run.  I know I say this all the time, and y'all are probably sick of it, but it is HOT here and leaving at 9:15 for an 8-mile run is waaaaaaayyyy too late (go ahead, roll your eyes, I'll wait).  I seriously thought I'd be okay because I had my camelback with ~2L of water.  

I was wrong.

The first 2-3 miles weren't that bad, but by the end of the 3rd, I was actually feeling pretty sick (probably b/c most of it was uphill).  I walked most of mile 4 (also uphill).  I did better with mile 5 (because it was back down the hill).  But by the beginning of mile 6, the sun was beating down on me and I just felt like I was baking.  I tried to be tough for the rest of the run, but to make a long story short, there was just a lot of walking. But, I did get the miles on my legs and I guess that's what really matters at this point.

I was pretty down on myself about my failings as a runner, but after some reflection, I had this revelation that as long as I'm out there putting one foot in front of another and taking care of the body that God gave me, I'm doing what I can.  I was pushed in the heat and the next hot run will be a little bit easier because I did so.

Slightly unrelated - after I got back from my run, I tried the Berry Zym Tablet from my July StrideBox and WOAH!!!  I felt like a new person after drinking the whole thing down.

Even more unrelated - I had an *awesome* lunch.  On the off chance that any of you visit the fantastic Las Vegas, I really must insist that you eat a meal at Viva Las Arepas!  What you see below is the delightful Perico Arepa and the Perico Arepa (left - scrambled egg, onion, tomato, ham & cheese) and the Coconut & Cheese Pastelito (right). 

Via Wikipedia:  an arepa is a flatbread made of ground corn dough or cooked flour, very prominent in the cuisine of Colombia and Venezuela.

Please, please check out Viva Las Arepas.  You won't regret it; Yelp even backs me up.

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Did you run on Sunday or was it a day off?

What time do you normally start your weekend morning runs?

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