It's March again. Weather-wise anyway. But not traditional March. It's the atypical, if not downright aberrant, March 2012. With little warning, the pleasant spring-like weather that we've been enjoying since April Fool's has morphed into summer-like conditions not seen in Hog Heaven since . . . well, since March! This is shaping up to be the wackiest weather year in recent memory. We had June/July in March. March in April. And, now, July in May. I worry what the weather gods have in store for us in July/August.
After a day of cross training on Friday, I did a six-mile run on Saturday morning. It was warm (mid- to upper-70s), sunny, and somewhat humid. Not the best of days for my longest run since May 6's Colorado Marathon. And, I felt it. But, I survived intact. I have one more week of active recovery before a scheduled 18-mile run next weekend. The long--range forecast calls for low-90s next weekend. Looks like I'll have to rise early and start before sunup or suffer the consequences.
In my train-up for the August 18 Pikes Peak Ascent, I have registered for three local races: 1) the most popular Quad-City road race, the Quad-City Times Bix 7 (July 28), 2) the July 14 4-Mile Moonlight Chase run in Eldridge, Iowa, with a 9:00 p.m. start, and 3) the inaugural Run/Walk in the Park, a June 23 5K run on the cross-country trail in Bettendorf, Iowa's Crow Creek Park. For more info about each, go here, here, & here:
http://www.cornbelt.org/r/rfh12app.pdf
http://www.moonlightchase.com/
http://www.bix7.com/2012/
A new study compares bananas to sports drinks as an energy source for endurance athletes. See:
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0037479#s3
And if you're wondering, the humble banana did just fine.
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