Week 12: One Hot Day!

Week 12 was out on the Sammamish River Trail. It was a flat paved asphalt path. A little change up from the dirt trails we've been running the last couple of weeks. I've run on the trail lots of times over the last couple of years (I ran my 1st half marathon on it). This was also supposed to be an easy "rest" week run for the team.

What I didn't expect was how much the heat affected me. This was the hottest day of the year so far. Having grown up in Singapore, I'm used to heat but it might take me a week or two to get acclimatized to it.

Going out I felt good. The legs and body felt strong. I had picked up a big bruise on my waist the day before (played Whirlyball the day before). It was all good until about the 8 mile mark. The sun was out in all it's glory and the asphalt was just radiating heat. I pack water but that didn't seem to help with the heat. I poured water over my head to keep cool and that provided short relief.

After I got done with the run, I broke out my stash of water in the car and shared it with everyone. Everybody really needed it.