Hey, I woke up this morning and found myself in September! How did that happen? I mean, September! Really? August is really over??? The last month of summer, gone?! Yeah, that noise you are hearing! That is me! Wailing!

Everyone who knows me even slightly also knows just HOW MUCH I LOVE SUMMER!!! Even after moving to the desert full time, I can never get enough of the heat and endless summer days and nights. I love everything about it and this year it did not disappoint: hot, and at times sweaty, and tropical. We had lots of BBQs, play time in the pool, visitors (post to follow), and frozen drinks! Exactly the way I like it! I even managed to continuously run outside, only hitting the treadmill for weekly hill workouts and the occasional morning when the temperatures had already reached 100+ degrees before dawn. It is amazing how you acclimatize to your surroundings. As long as I am well hydrated and carry cool water with me I am just fine. And I know that I will miss these hot, sweaty runs once the temperatures go down this fall (shocking, I know!). Most people who live here full time look forward to this time of year, I am not one of them. I just consider myself lucky that it does not really get “cold” until mid November but I realize that the dog days of summer are behind us and as every year it is bitter sweet. I will never get used to the change into to fall. It is truly my least favorite time of year.

BUT… for now it is only the beginning of September and no tears need to be shed yet. We still have at least another couple of months where we can look forward to balmy days and warmish nights. But the heat, the HEAT is once again behind us.

Before I ramble on further, here are the running stats for August:

• Shortest run: 5.2 miles
• Longest run: 7.1 miles
• Average speed: 7:51 min/miles
• Strength & Endurance: 3:45 hours
• Yoga: 4 hours
• Spinning: 6:40 hours