Well, the long awaited monsoon season is upon us. We welcome the rain to the desert and look forward to the vegetation turning green and the pads of the cactus to fatten up. This year the wildfire danger level is high, the mountains and open land are still very much brown.
I think about the firefighters in Prescott that lost their lives fighting a fire up there in order to keep homes and families safe from the danger.
As I sit at my window blogging about how I want to complain about my lack of training my focus seems to be on the gratitude of the monsoon. Even though it makes for a challenging training schedule, it is needed and I welcome it to Arizona.
I am reading several books off and on and one in particular mentions training in all kinds of weather conditions so that you are ready for anything. I need to remember this as I have a tendency to say "it's too hot right now", "it looks like it may rain", "it's too dark", or "it will be getting dark soon" and the one I often tell my self "it is too windy". Well, now it is time to buck up little camper and train, regardless of condition. I am certain that I will have more satisfaction training regardless of the weather than I would just sitting at my desk or in front of the TV.
I had a wonderful week last week with friends in town and that also lend a few excuses but now it is time to get back into the routine.
Today I hope I can get a mid-day swim in during my lunch hour. Tomorrow I will be meeting some friends for hopefully a 6 mile run. Here we go....
I think about the firefighters in Prescott that lost their lives fighting a fire up there in order to keep homes and families safe from the danger.
As I sit at my window blogging about how I want to complain about my lack of training my focus seems to be on the gratitude of the monsoon. Even though it makes for a challenging training schedule, it is needed and I welcome it to Arizona.
I am reading several books off and on and one in particular mentions training in all kinds of weather conditions so that you are ready for anything. I need to remember this as I have a tendency to say "it's too hot right now", "it looks like it may rain", "it's too dark", or "it will be getting dark soon" and the one I often tell my self "it is too windy". Well, now it is time to buck up little camper and train, regardless of condition. I am certain that I will have more satisfaction training regardless of the weather than I would just sitting at my desk or in front of the TV.
I had a wonderful week last week with friends in town and that also lend a few excuses but now it is time to get back into the routine.
Today I hope I can get a mid-day swim in during my lunch hour. Tomorrow I will be meeting some friends for hopefully a 6 mile run. Here we go....
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