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I am a snobby runner

I am. I can't help it. I don't know when it all happened exactly - but at some point between last year and this year I became a snob while running.
No, I'm not a snob in the sense that I'm mean to people when running, or that I think I'm better than everyone else.
I'm a snob in the sense that I am so picky about the weather I run in that most times I don't go or I end up on the treadmill.

Now, this week the heat index has been well over 100 and I'm sorry - but that's too hot. I don't want heat exhaustion. But there are days when it's 75-80 and I still don't run. Even if there's a nice breeze. Why do I do this? Because I want perfect running weather. I want weeks full of perfect runs.
What is my definition of a perfect run?
Anything between 40-65
Partly cloudy skies
Gentle cooling breeze

Now, I know I cannot have this. I live in the freaking midwest. It's September 1st and it's over 90 degrees outside today. There's no way to predict or know what the weather is going to do and it's frustrating. Well, you can't really predict that anywhere -but around here we get snow in April or 80 degrees in April. It's usually a toss up.
I don't want to be a weather running snob anymore. It's really making me sad because I'm not as dedicated as I used to be. I'm hoping September brings me some really fantastic runs.

On another note - I started Cymbalta today. And let me tell you what.... that drug is powerful. This morning I felt like I was on some strange kind of narcotic. It was weird. Currently the side effects are: light headedness, dizziness, fatigue, dry mouth, loss of appetite, nausea and constipation.

Score.

So, here is what my WW tracker looks like today since I'm so freaking miserable:

This stuff had better be worth it and had better help with my headaches.

I'm just sayin....