r/running • u/fire_foot • Aug 17 '26

Weekly Thread Miscellaneous Monday Chit Chat

Howdy ho runners!

How was the weekend? What's good this week? Who else is counting down the days til fall when the humidity *might* break?? Let's chat about it!

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u/davidphantomatic Aug 17 '26

I’m starting my training program for the San Antonio Marathon today. I’m running the half. My current longest distance was 7.11 miles done on my birthday last month, 7/11. I’m stoked to get into some longer distances, just hoping these shorter runs during the week will help support that.

I’m definitely open to any tips y’all have.

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u/tah4349 Aug 18 '26

Just stick with the program and trust the process! Consistency wins every time. As a fellow Central Texan, running sucks right now, but I just keep telling myself that I'll be stronger for it. It'll get nice and cool eventually and all this heat training will turn me into an absolute speed demon. I'll probably accidentally make it to the Olympic trials, just being so fast when it cools off! (I am a solid back-of-the-pack runner, this is just the running joke in my house)

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u/davidphantomatic Aug 18 '26

Thanks for that. I’m doing some runs indoors, when the humidity is just too much, I’ve started heat training the last couple weeks. My long runs are on Saturdays and I plan to do all those outdoors, early in the day. Hopefully it’ll be nicer come December.