Hot !!

Holy cow Victoria is copping it at the moment.  The heat has been unbearable.  And I am sooooo not an early early morning person during the week.  It is enough for me to get ready to go to work, let alone getting up early early and running.  During the week I usually run after work but there's been no chance of that this week.  It's been like an oven.  Consistently.  Anywhere between 40 and 44 C.   For my American friends that is anywhere between 104 and 111 F.

So I've taken to the gym so I can at least get some running in on the treadmill, under the fan.

It's funny how things change.  In the early days I loved the treadmill.  It was a much easier way for me to run, rhythmically, constantly, at the same pace, at the same level.  I liked it.  But once I discovered the great outdoors, the different feelings under my feet, the undulating ground, the smells in the air, the birds chirping, the bees humming ... okay so I'm getting carried away there a bit ... but once I discovered the great outdoors there was no turning back.  Yes yes, treadmills have their place in my life in inclement weather (be it cold and raining or oven like atmospheres) but boy I struggled to keep myself entertained yesterday.  Even my music didn't cut it.  I still managed 4km, then decided to do weights instead.

I took a sneaky pic for my instagram feed.  Felt so self-conscious taking a pic in the gym, so being that everyone was on the back row of treadies, I pretended I was fussing with my music and snapped it! ha. 

So sparing a thought for my friends north of me.  Matilda I hope you're faring okay up there.

I'll do another session in the gym after work tomorrow, as the forecast is 44 or so.  Urrgh.  Then hopefully the temp abates a bit for the weekend.  Cross fingers.

Stay cool runners, lots of water!