summer smart. summer not.

SUNday. ha ha. i see what you did there.

here are some
who like to run
they run for fun
in the hot, hot sun

~ theodor seuss geisel 
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in preparation for #WhiteRiver50, i put a few summer races on my calendar.
but i didn't realize they'd be SUMMER races.

case in point: this sunday's teanaway marathon will be run on the east side of the cascades, near cle elum, WA.

where it's going to be full-on summer. ----->

a brief search of the internet reveals that daytime temperatures during another notoriously hot race, the badwater 135, average about 120F.

the good news: 94 is nowhere near that hot.
the bad news: 94 is still pretty hot.

while i'm not quite sure how to prepare for these conditions in the next, uh, three days, it's entirely possible #WhiteRiver50 will be run in similar conditions. so, this will be good practice!

{this is trouble.}

{scurries off in search of bédouin gear.}