I can probably take full blame for this heat as on July 4th a few too many beers consumed I took the bet that for the rest of of July I could log 250 miles walking for $250 of beer. Well tonight after getting off work around 4 I logged 12 miles which put me at 252 for the month. Better yet, my friend who made the bet joined me and starting regretting it after mile 4 but made it the whole way after I made sure he drank about 72 oz of water with mio electrolytes in it. What I learned is its possible to loose 20lbs of actual fat, while losing 2 pants sizes, while drinking 75 beers in a month. One does actually get used to the heat as 98 with the breeze felt like cake today. I actually can get sorta tan. I feel about 10 years younger. Walking on black pavement in the beating 98 degree sun produces produces temperatures well into the 100's quite easily and after a few of those endeavors a hike in actual tree cover in 98 degree heat feels like life on easy mode. Its possible to sit outside with it being 89, a heat index of 97, and actually have a thought that it feels kinda chilly. The path on front st along the river is a treasure which I never fully appreciated till now. I have witnessed some of the most beautiful sunsets in my life with this heat this month. I hope everyone is doing well. I plan on cutting back my almost 10 mile a day average for at least a week or two so I expect the heat to break soon.
