Hot run in the summertime...

Just.......no.  What a suckfest.  4.2 miles of poop.  My body just isn't ready for the DC heat yet.  I know I'll eventually adjust (read: vaguely tolerate) but for now it is just misery.  I bagged my run yesterday and I'm totally regretting it.  The weather was much nicer, more forgiving.  There were definitely parts of my route that I walked, I'm not gonna lie.  Pausing at crosswalks became walking the crosswalk became walking a block.  I eventually made it back to the office and went straight into the little deli across the street because I was in dire need of hydration and lunch.  I wish I'd had my phone on me to get a picture of the look on the shopkeeper's face when I stumbled in.  I'm sure the words "hot mess" don't even begin to cover it.  This was me after stopping to grab food and I still have a red face and the crazy eyes.  I tried several times for a better pic of how red and sweaty I was but my hands were shaking too bad to get one that wasn't blurry.

Post-shower and back at my desk, I still feel myself sweating through my shirt.  Ew.  Welcome to summer, I guess.  Despite my urge to buy ice cream bars and potato chips, I did manage to throw together a decent and overpriced lunch.  Salad and fresh fruit, a vitamin water, greek yogurt, and a diet ginger ale for later.  Not throwing a bag of Doritos into the mix was really hard. I love salt so much.

I will say this, nothing tastes better after a really hot run then a fresh bite of strawberry or watermelon. YUM! Aside from finishing out the work day, I just plan on going home and getting ready for the long weekend.  Can't wait to get out of the DC area for a few days and regroup.  With any luck I'll be able to get at least one run in while I'm gone. Its a totally new area for me but I'm hoping I can head out and not get run over or lost.  I wish I'd tried to find a 5k or something in the area, that would have been what a smart runner would do. Drat.   Maybe, just maybe, I can get myself up tomorrow before work and get a run in then.  I do not want to wait until I get to work and have another repeat of today.

Has anyone else gotten in a workout yet today?  How did it go?  Do you have anything planned for the holiday weekend?