YUCK!

One thing I hate about the summer in MS is the humidity. I can't stand the humidity. Most people think it's strange because I was born/raised in Panama, where it's hot year round. BUT it's a different kind of heat. In the hot season, the winds are blowing all day. I'm talking about 20 mph winds, and since the country is so narrow, it moves the heat out. At night, we get the breeze from the Pacific Ocean (at least where I grew up), so it's nice. And yes, we have the rainy season, but like its name implies, it rains for days which cools things off. So I can live with the heat back home.

So enough about the weather. I'm sure we all dislike the humidity but soon will learn to deal with it since we are going to be training in it for a while. I was thinking yesterday Chicago is going to be a piece of cake compared to training in the MS summer.

I got my shoes inserts. The good news is the pain on my foot is gone. The bad news is my knees are aching. I think it may be a combination of inactivity (didn't train Mon or Tues) and the fact I've been dehydrated the past few days. So I'm drinking tons of water today, and training again today, so hopefully it'll get better before Sat.

I walked for 30 min yesterday though, even though it was XT. I tried to run but my knees were bothering me so I walked instead. Better than nothing, right?

I'm looking forward to the race on Sat, it's my first one!