Is it Fall yet? Sept. running...

[Tri Girl]

I'm giving up running until it cools down some. 102 today, 103 tomorrow, 106 Friday. Geez....
Thankfully, it's supposed to be in the 80's this weekend. I have a trail marathon on Saturday- this cold front they promised BETTER come rolling in!!!

[jessmarimba]

Welp, tomorrow is the Ragnar Relay, so I'm trying to pack. The temps are all over the place - it COULD be 45 or so for my night leg, which is right on my capris-or-shorts border. Hmm.

[skhill]

Looks like fall will get here sometime Sat. morning-- low tonight predicted at about 67F, high tomorrow of 75F. So looking forward to the cool weather next week!

I'm planning on doing a 5k Saturday morning, but not if there are thunderstorms. Or if I end up drinking enough at a party tonight to feel the effects in the morning. One race with a hangover was one too many...

[goldfinch]

Cool where I am. It is 61 right now at a bit after noon. The low tonight is 36. I have an organized ride tomorrow, starting at 7:00am. It looks like I'll be wearing wool and tights.

[rocknrollgirl]

9 gross sweaty , humid, miles this morning. Not pretty, but done.

[Tri Girl]

Did the Do-Wacka-Do trail race today. I TOTALLY underestimated the hills out there. I didn't know you could criss-cross a canyon that many times. Up, down, up, down and then some. Eek!! It kicked my butt, but I loved every minute of it!!! 16 miles in 4 hours. Not speedy, but considering it was far more than I had bargained for, I'm pleased. I was signed up for the 50K, but dropped down to the 25K as soon as I got to the race site and saw what the course looked like.
I was dead last for the first 8 miles, then slowly passed 4 people to finish NOT dead last. 2 of those 4 later DNF'd, but whatevs. I'm slow, but I'm steady- just like the tortoise.

[jessmarimba]

Tri, that sounds about like how that Vail half felt for me. I was pretty happy to finish - to heck with the time!

Ragnar relay is done! I think our team finished about 2:15 ahead of schedule but we have no idea of the overall results (except that we didn't come anywhere near winning). My legs totaled 20.1 miles (officially - my second leg felt like a kindergartener had scribbled a trail in the midst of some neighborhood, and since it was midnight and pitch black I have no idea how far I really ran. It felt longer than the official measured distance though). I ran the first one really well (8.8 miles), second one was quick enough except for the whole running-in-circles feeling (4.6 miles), and the third one I was happy to finish (6.7 miles). All had a net uphill. The last one I really wanted to walk at one point, and then this cat was waiting beside the trail so I stopped for about 10 seconds to pet him and decided no walk breaks after that! I'm totally wiped out and can't wait for a shower and bed.