Steamy summer training

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration just announced that May was the hottest May recorded across the globe ever ( http://time.com/2917053/may-hot-temperature-noaa/ ) And as climate change advances, I think June and July are following suite.  Summer training is in full swing and as the heat and humidity increase to record levels, we are sweating!.  It's the time of year where I swim three, four, five, or more times a day to escape the hot stickiness.  Visions of lemonade and ice cubes keeping me going on long workouts.  I find the existence of new sweat glands with every workout, pumping out salty sweat from every inch of my body.  Our coach, Nick Brown, brings a plant sprayer (clean of course since we have an organic garden) filled with ice water and sprays us down between intervals.  But we haven't let the heat or humidity get in our way as we train early and late, logging high volumes of training and dreaming of cooler months this winter.

Swimming in the river in Stowe after a long run

Track intervals

Looking out at Camel's Hump from Smugglers Notch

A viewpoint during a recent OD run on the Long Trail

The view from my cottage

A peaceful evening at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center waterfront

Pete Graves, Susan Dunklee, and I leading an Olympic Day event last week

Almost 90 kids participated in an afternoon of sports, fun, dancing, and stories at Hosmer Point.