Daily Archives: Sunday, May 24, 2009

Run 44, 2009 – It was Hot and I Almost Died!

Today was the first day this year where it was actually hot. Although it was only about 23 degrees, I am not acclimated to this hot weather so I felt too hot. I began my run by starting my RunKeeper application on my iPhone. It worked well until about the 15 km mark when my battery died. I just can’t win! Anyway, I managed to finish my 17 km run without anything really bad happening. I have determined one thing, though. Karate is NOT a good cross training activity for marathon preparation. Karate is a really hard workout on the leg, core, and lower body muscles. So I’m finished running. I’m taking the next 6 days off from any exercise whatsoever except stretching. And I am definitely not going to participate in Tuesday’s karate class. I need to heal. I’m doing absolutely nothing until after the marathon.

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