Mardi Gras

I find this time of year to be the most frustrating. During the long summer (April-September), you just accept it's going to be hot as hell and suffer through your mileage.

Then in late September or early October, a mild cool front comes through and blows out the humidity and oppressive heat. You go out and pop a 10-15 miler like it's a 5k. You feel great and are ready to really train hard.

Two days later, it's hot and muggy again. A week later, two weeks later, early November, it's still hot and muggy. You keep waiting in frustration on that true cold front you thought would come through a month ago. That's were I was last night. The heat hasn't been that bad, but the humidity is terrible (93% this morning). I just haven't felt like running.

Last night I had 12 scheduled. Last week the forecast called for a cool front to come through early this week. Now it's Friday. I said, screw it. I postponed all my scheduled mileage (54) to late this week, ordered a pizza, bought some bear, and had a little mardi gras.

It's suppose to be 67 on Saturday, let's see if that improves my motivation.