Hot Weekend Run

This weekend I had 12 miles on my training calendar.  I had to wake up extra early in order to get to the Cary location of Raleigh Running Outfitters and get my extra 2 miles in before meeting up with my pace group to run the 10 with them.  It was another hot one.  I knew it was going to be brutal when it already felt humid at 5:15 am.  The biggest problem with the Cary runs (besides a few good hills) is that most of the run is in the sun.  We started out on the Greenway but most of the run was in open sun.  I can't tell you how happy I was to get back on the shaded Greenway for the last couple of miles. After the run I went home showered, had some yogurt and took a much needed nap.  I can't tell what makes me more tired, the miles or the early wake up calls!  I was pretty surprised that I wasn't really sore, since this was my longest run in 7 months.  I had some knee pain in my right knee but that went away within 24 hours.  I am off to Boston this weekend to see a college friend I haven't seen in years.  I will miss my Saturday long run but I am hoping to get in 3 good runs this week before I leave!