Yet another virtual race… shocker, eh? 🙂
(And yeah, the header image isn’t from this race, but it’s the only image I could think of that had a “gut” in it!)
Yesterday was hot. There’s no other way to describe it. Ninety degrees in the shade, and there wasn’t a lot of shade. However, Da Lou had a “cold” front come through overnight, so the humidity was much less, which was nice.
I was surprised at the number of folks out on the trail. I guess the brutal heat of the last week had kept the casual runners and walkers (like me!) indoors. With the ten degree drop in temperatures since Wednesday and much lower humidity, folks just had to break out, I suppose. Kinda like cabin fever, but in the summertime.
For me, the heat was exhausting, but it always is. Despite being a native Floridian, I’m just not a hot-weather kid. I found myself drinking more water on the course — which is the right answer! — and was pretty dang spent by the time I got home. There’s a good reason so many races are started in the morning, especially this time of year!
This race benefitted the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America.
