acclim8ing

yes, i'm acclimating to the heat.  the only time to run today was in the middle of the afternoon.  the chaos of being a taxi is in full effect and i have not even started school with the kids yet!  i was planning to run at the gym.  but then the thought of being on the treadmill for 5 miles just made me dread it.  i wondered if i was getting mental when i decided to run outside at 3:30 in some pretty hot temps and high humidity.  and so i did.  i took the girls with me and they rode their bikes.  it was half shaded and half sun so it wasn't absolutely horrible.  but it was hot.  and i made it.  my hip was tight but the pain wasn't in the hip - it was more in the front of the hip.  and it went away at 2.5 miles.  i added short walk breaks in after 6 min. of running.  it saved me. instead of being dead tired after that run, i had a runners high of beating the elements.  i guess i'm just getting used to it.  after all, we are on our 51st day of temps in the 90's.