Running with a Rag

My day started like this:

(Yes that is the moon in the top left, or maybe it is a street light. Any way it was dark.)

and 12 miles later it was this:

Not too bad for a Saturday in July August. Can it already be August?  Summer flies by. ( I have already seen school supplies front and center at Walmart for weeks.) It is crazy to say, but my 12 miles went by kinda fast today.  Since most of my running buddies had to run 16, my 12 was actually manageable.  Plus, today I added a great tool - the washcloth - or since they are so old when you use them to run with - the rag.  

I have been thinking about running with a rag for forever, but I always forgot about it the morning of my runs.  My running group sets out ice cold wash rags along the route, but not until after 10 miles or so.  At about mile 2  I need them.

It was so helpful to have one with me.  I obviously used it to mop my sweaty face, and at the water stops, I got it cold and wet and it had an amazing cooling effect.  It stayed cool for a few miles.  It's somewhat like when you were a kid and had a fever and your mom put a cold washcloth on your head - it just makes you feel better all over.

This week, I'm heading to Walmart or Target, past the school supplies I love but don't need,(I get a little teary eyed at school supplies since my 21 and 23 year old kids don't need or  invite me to go back to school shopping with them anymore) and head  straight to the cheap inexpensive washcloths.  I think I need a bundle of these cooling tools.

Oh, and my pace today?  Thanks for asking.  10:29 - right on plan even in hot humid August.

Its hot and going to get hotter,

TVW