Sweaty Mama

If Larsson is awake when I come home from my run, "Sweaty Mama" is how he greets me. Today, which is supposed to be the hottest day of the year in our area, this endearing name was truer than ever.

I guess I was out of routine, not having run for three days in a row, but I forgot to set the alarm. So I woke up naturally at 6:15 instead of 5:00 which is when the alarm usually goes off. Since today's run was only three miles, I still had time so I put on my running clothes and left the house by a little after 6:30.

I've said before that 6:00am can be too late for running. Well, 6:30 on the hottest and most humid day of the year is definitely too late. But there was still a breeze so I took it very slowly and just concentrated on completing the run without feeling uncomfortable.

One dead frog, two dead snakes, three rabbits, one woodchuck, the end of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell and 36 minutes and 29 seconds later, I finished. And the first thing Larsson said when I came through the door was "Sweaty Mama!"

(You can check our current weather conditions here which shows data collected by Braman's weather station at our house. Right now at 8:44am, the temperature is 82.9 with 70% humidity. Supposed to near 100 degrees today!)