It all started when I did something yesterday afternoon I normally don’t do. I took the bus home from work. Usually I walk, and realize on the way home how damn hot it is by the amount of sweat I’m dripping in by the time I get to my door. Therefore I would make the sane decision to work out in the comfort of the air conditioned gym in my building. But not yesterday. Yesterday, I had an incredibly painful blister on the bottom of my foot. So to save myself the pain of wearing flats (it’s sad when heels don’t hurt, but flats do), I took the bus home. This was my first mistake.
I got off the bus, knowing I needed to get in a 3 mile run (my first in my Half Marathon Training Program for fall), and I thought to myself, “It’s not that bad.” So I walked the few steps to my apartment, strapped on my tennis shoes and my water belt (should have brought four bottles, not two) and headed out the door to run…outside. I texted my husband this message: “Crazy wife. Running outside. If not back by 8, am dead.”
The first 2.5k wasn’t so bad. I made it out to Lake Michigan and then died a slow running death. I ran/walked the last 2.5k, getting back to my apartment drenched in sweat and ready to die when a neighbor said to me in the elevator, “It’s like Bikram running!” So that’s it, my first training run was done in 104 degree heat, Bikram style, all because I didn’t walk myself home after work. The moral of the story is, I did it. Apparently I can still run (or run/walk) a 5k – even in oppressive heat. It gives me hope that I really can get to 13.1 – really, it’s only 10 more miles than I did yesterday, right? 
About the Author: Marcy Twete
Marcy Twete is the Founder and CEO of Career Girl Network and the author of the book “You Know Everybody! A Career Girl’s Guide to Building a Network That Works.” At Career Girl Network, Marcy provides women with information, resources, and networking to empower them in their careers and to advance the work of women in business as a whole. Prior to launching Career Girl Network, Marcy worked in numerous nonprofit organizations and as a consultant in the field of nonprofit fundraising, marketing, and community relations. Marcy is a graduate of the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota, and a native of rural North Dakota. She is the Vice Chair of the Chicago Board of Directors for Step Up Women’s Network in Chicago and a member of the Advisory Board for Girls on the Run Twin Cities, and is dedicated to advancing the work of organizations that move the needle for women and girls worldwide.
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