4 Ways to Thrive When Running in Hot Weather

As a summertime running masochist, I offered brilliant commentary on this good article.

"How to Lose Weight While Training For a Marathon"

Does this neckerchief make me look fat?

Seems obvious that weight loss would be a natural effect from marathon training. Apparently not. This article was eye opening if just for this revelation.

Very helpful are the calorie calculators.

I long subscribed to the "eat whatever you want" theory... until I turned 40. Never a calorie counter either, I got frustrated being told by my internist that I was technically overweight (6', 210 lbs) b/c my BMI suggested that I should be 190 lbs. I weighed that in college, and I have always been slim-ish. Started counting calories for awareness and then as a new challenge. Damn it is hard to shed the rest of the pounds. Strosaker's article helps make sense of the effort and gives me a better strategy. Thanks for the read. Now where're my Twinkies?

Top 3 songs on 3 mile run

"Rise" by PiL was good. "Thunder Road" by Springsteen was accidentally added to playlist but was surprisingly inspirational. But the Top Three of 3 was:

1. "Dyslexic Heart" by Paul Westerberg. It's as bouncy as a TV commercial. How can you not enjoy it? It makes me want to buy soap or Hot Pockets. 

2. "Arlandria" by the Foo Fighters. Having just been released from my own bondage in the Alexandria, VA area, this was my anger power song. 

3. "Eminence Front" by The Who. I was hazed to this song in college. How can I like it so much? 

Today's run was finally a good one after so many crappy days. Was it the music? Was it the 3 mile bike ride earlier today?

A friend and occasional running partner is  helping to inaugurate the first ever marathon in Lafayette, La, called the Zydeco Marathon. It is in March 2014. Lafayette is one of the funnest towns in the U.S. of A. It is the Cajun Capital of Acadiana.  But damnit if the race isn't a double loop. I hate covering the same ground twice. 

Long runs are mental games, right? Boring terrain, or the same terrain make me think too much about the actual running, pain, cramps, chafing, and other embarrassing afflictions. 

I mean, do you care if you run the same place twice? Or what can you do to win the mental game on a double loop?

Top 3 Songs of my 3 mile run

In order:

1. "Outta My System" by My Morning Jacket (motivation comes from strange places)





2. "Holdin On To Black Metal" another by My Morning Jacket






3. "That's Not My Name" by the Ting Tings. Yeah, the Ting Tings. I became a fan while watching mind numbing stretches of Nick, Jr. at 2 a.m.