My new game plan & road-trip.

(My all-time favorite running shorts are on sale again… run to get them before they aren’t on sale anymore. 5 inches is truly the best length and the pockets are perfection. I size down one size in these!)

I didn’t have my fake eyelashes on during my run yesterday, which made me realize how much they have been protecting my eyes from getting sweat in them normally;). Thank you, prolash, for saving my eyes from that burning sensation most days.

I have been talked into a new game plan. As you know, I love a good 60-mile week of running even when I’m not marathon training. My friends have talked me into dropping my weekly mileage for a few weeks as we get ready for a 5k next month and join them in short/intense speed. The drop will also be helpful as we go into marathon training again in the next 6ish weeks to feel fresh and excited to build again. I’m going to trust them. Time to drop. More is not always more and I’m going to retrain my brain to think this way.

Also, did I tell you I am going to run the St. George Marathon (I mean, you probably guessed)?! My St. George brother is going to be there doing his first-ever marathon, my niece will be there running, and all of my friends so I couldn’t possibly say no.

Okay, here’s yesterday’s workout. I definitely still felt some of that 10k in my legs, but I was very happy with my splits. We did 8 x 400m at a 79 average. Our recoveries were 90 seconds for the first 4 and 2 minutes for the last 4 (I was hoping we would speed up for those, but I just held my pace). My friend in the picture above finished with a 70-second 400m. Goals.

With each 400, the sun became stronger and stronger. It’s that time of year when you really need to remember how much the heat affects your running. It takes about two weeks to acclimatize, and even then, it will still most likely affect your paces, so go easy on yourself. All of this work now will really pay off on race day this fall.

Something that only runners understand–> walking across the parking lot without your shoes on to save each and every step of super shoes for when you want to run fast.

A few hours later and we were off on a road trip.

We get two one week uninterrupted weeks with knox each summer so we’re spending some time in St George!

Why not throw ourselves into a place that is double as hot?

Today is supposed to be a high of 107*!

Knox will never be too old for Andrew to toss him into the pool.

What are your tips for running in the heat?

How early do you have to start in the summer to avoid dying?

Who else is signed up for a fall marathon?

Any blended families reading… How do summers work for you?