The heat! My god, the heat!

Foolishly, it seems, I've signed up for another 5K run. This one is along Lake Michigan on a Sunday morning in July.

After work yesterday I waited until 7:30 p.m. to set off. There was a sporadic breeze and it wasn't too sunny. I felt a definite heaviness to the air. It was that summertime humidity that makes ice-cold sprinklers and fire hydrants so appealing. That heavy humidity just felt hot and sweaty.

And suddenly I was hot. I was sweaty. I was heaving (and not just because I've been more of a power-walker lately than a runner). I was pink-faced. Yuck!

So, as a solution I've purchased some wicking shorts from Kohls, for just $9, and decided to think frosty thoughts until my run.

Hopefully that keeps me cucumber-cool and running for a whole 3.1 miles. If not, thankfully, there's a cool lake nearby.