Princess Runner

I woke up at 6:00 a.m. with a plan. Finish my requisite 40 minute run before the temperature reached 80 degrees and run to Walgreens to get a prescription. The Walgreens is about two miles away, so I figured I could get there and back in about 50 minutes. I decided that I would stop running after 40 minutes and do the rest as a cool down walk, not wanting to overdo things.

It was not too hot when I first got outside, but the humidity was already high. I had hoped that all of the rain that we received yesterday would have cooled things down, but it didn’t. I was sweaty by the time I had completed a mile or so. It was at this point that I passed the neighborhood water park and wished that they were open already. The rest of the trip to the Walgreens was rather uneventful, passing only two other pedestrians, both appearing to be walking to work, which is pretty shocking around these parts.

I stopped the watch to cross the big intersection next to the Walgreens because I knew it would take awhile (about five minutes until I could cross). When I got to the Walgreens I was welcomed by the rush of the cold air of the air conditioner. Walgreens is my best friend. The pharmacist, noting my “training for the Chicago marathon shirt” wished me luck in the marathon. I thanked her and then told her that I had run to the store and she said “Aww” in a “Aww, that’s too bad” kind of way. I thought she would have been impressed.

I started the watch back up again when I was finally able to get back across the street. It was really humid now, but I kept running for most of the way home. I was inspired to even pick up the pace a bit when “You Can’t Stop the Beat” came on the shuffle.* It is such an upbeat song that I was able to move pretty quickly. Well, at least it felt quick. A quick glance at my Garmin showed I was not really going any faster than my normal pace. I must have been slower earlier in the run.

A short distance from home, I reached the 40 minute mark, so I walked the rest of the way. I only saw one bunny this run, and he was too thin, and six squirrels. I used the mini-playground at my apartment complex to stretch on and then headed inside. It was nice and cool in there, thanks to the hubby leaving the air conditioning on for me when he left for work.  I checked the weather and it was 78 degrees, with 81% humidty.

* Oh! That reminds me, the soundtrack to the movie version of Hairspray comes out today. I need to head to iTunes.