Summer Time Blues and Nothing to Wear

    Call me crazy but I do not like summer running!  Maybe it is the snow bird in me, or maybe I just do not let myself get acclimated properly, but, every run when the temp is above 70 feels like I am running on a sun in hell.  I get winded too easily, I sweat until I look like I have peed my pants, and I have to go so damn slow.  I know that I should want to get out there and enjoy the summer runs, but I can't.  Walking, hiking, swimming...yes!  I can do any of those things in 100 degree weather.  Just not running.  It gives me the blues.
    Don't get me wrong.  I want to run.  I crave it like a drug.  It is just so hard to get outside when it is so warm.  It is equally as hard to slug into the gym and run on the treadmill.  I don't get long miles on the treadmill, but I do tend to do a lot of strength and speed workouts, so I do feel accomplished afterwards.  I just don't feel like I have fed the beast inside.  Also, I feel like I have to push that much harder inside, so I have the tendency to get a lot more sore...almost to the point that I feel injured.  Like, right now, I feel like I have a bruised foot from a week of indoor runs.  Maybe I have a different stride inside.  Maybe I should get that checked.  Either way, I think I need to figure out a way to get these runs done and not feel like total poo after.
   Also, why is all the running gear for chicks so darn skimpy?  I love my Altra running shoes and my capris, but, shirts are either too short or the arm holes hang down to the bottom of my ribs.  Plus, the shorts ride so high, you can see everything I'm trying to cover.  Now, I am a big chick, at 6' tall and about 185lbs.  Plus, I used to weigh a lot more so I have a lot of extra skin that needs to be tucked in so that it doesn't bounce around and chafe and hurt.  The tiny clothes just don't work that well for me.  Many times, I find myself having to wear men's gear.  That works well for shorts, but many of the shirts are just not fitted for breasts, so they are either way too tight or waaaay to big.
  There is an upside to this post.  My garden is kickin booty.  We have this huge 32' x 8' garden bed that is reaping huge rewards.  I'm eating melon, tomatoes, and cucumbers every day!  We have so much that I have been taking cucumbers to work to give to friends so that they don't get wasted.  I love growing our own food.  It is the most energetic produce you can get.  It fuels me daily and makes me so happy to get my hands in the earth.  It is the really big upside to summer!  Plus, I think the only good thing about August is that it makes us appreciate every other month that much more.  Peace.  Plants.

Our happy harvest!