Running with Henri in the Summer takes careful planning and adjustment. We switch to the early mornings in attempt to catch a break from the heat. If we go out any later, I try to be very conscious of what the temperature is and how hard we are running. Is there a breeze? Is the sun out or is it cloudy? I watch Henri to see if he seems to be struggling. I make sure he drinks water and gets ice cubes. If we go somewhere else to run, I get him cooled down before we get back in the hot car. I'm with him and keep an eye on him for awhile after we run, to make sure he's cooling down and feeling good.
Summer is hot and humid. Henri hates the heat and in turn, I don't like it that much either.
Summer is Summer, though. Sure, the days of Summer vacation have past and I don't get to take time off because work is actually really busy for me in the summer, but it's still Summer! I want to enjoy it and I want to enjoy it with Henri! So, we will go out on adventures and spend time doing summery things because, hey! It's Summer!
Today's adventure took us out to the park for a run. Ulterior motives took us out to the park with ice cream across the street. Chocolate for me, vanilla for Henri. How is that for a cool down?
Ah, ice cream after a run, now that's a great way to cool down! We like to make the best of summer too. I don't run a lot but I like to jog occasionally, and this time of year we head out early in the morning before it gets too hot. Sometimes afterwards we'll head to a swim spot to cool off or we'll just come home to the kiddie pool!
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What a nice cool treat :)
ReplyDeleteIce creammmmmmmmm!!!!!!! Yummmmm!
ReplyDeleteOh man, you really know how to motivate your running partner! It's smart to adjust for the heat because you'd both miss it if you had to skip your runs. We've had heat advisories for several days in a row and it makes it hard to have outdoor fun.
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