Too Hot to Swim?
Whew, it has been hot this week! The past two days have been the hottest days of the year so far, 37C/99F. I know my 19K/12M run on Wednesday night left me worn down pretty good. The worst thing is that I have only been getting 4-5 hours sleep a night because it has been so warm, I’m used to 7 hours. The combination is slowly sapping my energy.
Last night I went swimming, but the pool was crowded (no surprise with 99F) and after 800 meters I was pooped and tired of fighting the crowd.
I had planned on doing a little weight training last night, but my “weight room” in the shed was 40C/104F at 7:30 p.m. (the room is in the attic of an uninsulated shed). This was a little too hot even for me, so I piddled around in my woodworking shop for an hour, then read a book.
My wife came home for the fourth night in a row and crashed on the couch – the heat is just too much for her. She comes back to life around 9 p.m. and stays awake till about midnight doing what she needs to do.
I am thinking about moving to Ireland where it doesn’t get so hot and they run naakeed on the beach.
Comments
I'm combining comments for your last two posts.
I think you should risk being naked on the Beach in Germany. Is that a risk or is it done there?
Think about it!
Posted by: iliketoast | July 21, 2006 8:20 AM
Scope out Ireland and report back! ;-)
Hope you get some relif from the heat soon!
Posted by: neca | July 21, 2006 1:29 PM
hah that is funny cuz i just read thomas' blog and saw that photo! It's miserably hot here to. if i don't run by 6 a.m. forget it. though i guess we are more used to it then you are. and we do have air conditioning in every single building (which I hate). Heat is nature's way of telling us to take a nap!
Posted by: jeanne | July 21, 2006 1:37 PM
(wow that was TOO many typos THAN i am used to in my comments!)
Posted by: jeanne | July 21, 2006 1:38 PM