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First off- Happy July!! 🙂 This past weekend I had the chance to visit Minnesota to see some extended family and to see my doctors at the Mayo Clinic (I was originally diagnosed with POTS there), and while I was still in Rochester, I decided to squeeze in my long run for the week!
Because of appointment times, I ended up running in the evening, but still during the warmer part of the day (between 5:30 and 7 pm). Because of that, I decided to head out to a little lake area right off of down town that is absolutely beautiful!
I wore the airiest outfit that I had since it was almost 80 degrees, and with POTS I can’t cool myself the same way an average person can. I also had my handheld filled with watermelon nuun, and kept extra water in the car.
What can I say? I love bright colors! The shirt is mesh which lets air in really well, and the shorts have little holes all over them that let the air in too! I love it.
I got a good laugh as I passed this sign:
A sign about ice houses along the running path!
My 7 mile runs tend to be some of my best runs of the year, so I was looking forward to the run as soon as I headed out, even with the heat. The first two miles flew by, but as I rounded the lake I lost the bit of breeze I had and the sun was pounding down, and for a few minutes I was pretty over running. I decided to avoid that part of the lake again and just do another out and back on the breezy side of the lake. That was definitely a great decision!
I ate two shot bloks (margarita flavor for the extra sodium) around mile 5, and that felt like a really nice treat! My body felt like it hit a great rhythm, and besides the sweat pouring into my eyes (I really need something to help with that!), things felt fantastic!
The views on the run were absolutely stellar, and during my walk breaks (I do a 3:1 run:walk ratio on runs) I snapped a few pictures.
I’ve mentioned before that I love nature, and one of the things I love about exercising outside is getting to experience and interact with nature a bit more than usual as we walk by distracted by the rest of life. Running causes me to pause and enjoy what I’m seeing, especially when I’m trying to avoid thinking about the heat or how tired I am!
I also loved seeing the Mayo Clinic in the distance as I ran! I really love that place, so it was fun to get the opportunity to do a long run near the clinic.
That’s Mayo in the distance.
Overall the run was fantastic even though it was so hot. I loved the views and loved the breeze that came off the water.
I ended up re-creating a meal for dinner that I had while I was in Mexico, and it hit the spot after such a hot and sweaty run!
Another 7 miles in the books 🙂
Now it’s your turn to share! Do you have a favorite meal to eat after hot work outs? Have you ever been in an ice house before?
Gorgeous run and what a cute (bright) outfit! I love running near water in the summer.
You should try wearing a visor! I used to wear hats, but I felt like it trapped a lot of sweat and heat, and I like to wear my pony higher anyway. A visor lets me do that and isn’t as hot as a hat. But it also keeps the sun out of my eyes and keeps the sweat from dripping in my face. I got a cute white one from Brooks that’s really lightweight and great for summer.
Thanks- I love bright colors, so this outfit is pretty ideal for me! I just brought an old visor I used to wear back from my parents’ house, so I’ll have to give it a try!
I bet that MN weather was really nice compared to Indy.
It definitely was a bit of an improvement.