Swimming?

9 miles today (mile repeats on the road)
19 miles this week

It was extremely humid today. So humid, in fact, that I sweat a fairly significant amount just walking to school this morning (yes, I walked) despite the fact that it was only 65 degrees. We were supposed to do 1000 meter intervals on the north path by the woods. I got real excited around 11 o'clock or so when it started pouring. I figured we'd get all muddy out on that path, especially since the east corner at the top of the hill is nothing but dirt. Having to run most of the workout solo would have been so much more fun in the mud.

My hopes were dashed when Russ instructed the team to do mile repeats on the road instead. Apparently the path was too wet. I almost went over there anyway, but Kevin bumped into me as he was getting back from the bike (should've asked what's wrong with him-hopefully nothing serious) and informed me of the change in plans. It worked out ok in the end though. I decided to just run home. Since I'd walked to class that morning I didn't have a car on campus, and with the late start I figured I might not get a chance to hitch a ride home with somebody else. The workout itself was...eh, ok I suppose. It stopped raining around 2 or 3 in the afternoon, and I was out running by 4. I felt fine but just couldn't seem to go any faster than 6 minutes per mile. Makes me feel pathetic considering that I used to do those in about 5:35 back in high school. Granted, we usually had more rest between sets back then, but I should be in so much better shape now than I was 4 years ago. It seems like my body just can't go as fast in practice, but when we line up for a race I magically gain a few levels of athletic ability. I'll call it adrenaline.

I was also soaked when I finally got home (remember, it wasn't raining when I was actually out there). So humid it felt like aqua jogging. Really fast aqua jogging.

And while stretching in the driveway I discovered that my cat looks both ways before crossing the street. He was soaked when he got home too.

Just thought I'd throw that out there.

But seriously, it was really humid.