Week 2 - Day 4 - 4 Miles

"Training is principally an act of faith. The athlete must believe in its efficacy; he must believe that through training he will become fitter and stronger; that by constant repetition of the same movements he will become more skillful and his muscles more relaxed." - Franz Stampfl, On Running

After yesterday's fiasco I waited until 5pm to run this time. It was in the high 70's and fortunately there was a nice cloud coverage. The run was really perfect. I needed it. Saturday was a rude awakening. It was so hot and I am not used to running with any sort of heat. I realized that my training this summer might be harder then I thought but with good time management I should be able to avoid the worst of it. Still, it can hover around 100 for a couple weeks of the summer in Portland so I am not sure how I will handle that. Best policy is to continue to take this one run at a time.

Reeve came with me and rode his bike. It was really nice to see him outside enjoying the day. Kids today do not get outside nearly as much as we did. I remember being outside at much as possible in the summer, playing with the neighborhood crowd. Our current neighborhood has no crowd, we really don't know anyone on our street. I am glad I can get the kids out with me at the very least, even if I have to force them.

I quit running at this time last year. I am not really sure why except that one day I just could not get myself to do it and that was all it took. This year I feel completely different and I am not sure what has changed. Maybe I needed time off to miss it? Who knows. Fitness is such a strange beast.