I went to Pilates and Yoga. Checked the tide chart, used it as an excuse not to run right away.

Started a load of laundry and hung it out in spite of threatening skies and close, humid air. Checked my legs to see if they'd been for a run yet. Nope.

Sat down, ate lunch, read TE, worked some KenKen puzzles (my new addiction), puttered around the house until I'd digested my lunch. Checked my laundry (drying nicely). Checked my legs. Still nope.

Out of excuses. Put on my running things, drug myself out for a 17 minute tempo run (why 17 minutes, I don't know. It was 15 minutes last week ) @ 8:56, not as fast as I would've liked but within the parameters I'd planned. Just about four miles even, with warm-up and recovery.

I'm not ready for this heat. I like heat, but the weather is changing too fast for me to acclimate. Wednesday I rode in tights and a light long sleeve wool base layer under my long sleeve jersey. Today it's over 80° and the air's really heavy.