That's become my mantra while running through this devilishly hot summer. Ninety degrees in the shade and seven miles to work makes a girl a bit cranky. Except it doesn't. I kinda like it. In fact, I look forward to it a couple of times a week the way a crack baby looks forward to another rock. There's clearly something wrong with me.
And there's something else. The thing that may epitomize my running problem. You know it's weird when you start looking forward to getting a new piece of gear that when wearing it, makes you look as if you're a ninety year old woman who is suffering from a mad case of gravity overkill in the chest area.
Yup, the Ultimate Direction Wasp Hydration Pack has that stylish feature, and more! Now I'll be able to run longer and farther before total collapse, and with the handy pockets located just below my boobs, I won't even have to stop to dig out my GU packages or cyanide capsules when it becomes clear that suicide is a better option than the back part of a 20 mile out and back.
Now if I could just figure out how to install an air-conditioner in the thing, I'll be set for the rest of the season.
UPDATE: Well, the bodacious bota bag arrived in the mail yesterday, and wouldn't you know it: it's too large. Curses to my smaller frame! Even with all the straps tightened to the max, the shoulders still sagged and the front pockets stuck out so far that my arms hit them when they swing. Sooooo...back it goes. The saving grace is that it is indeed an awesome design, AND they make a smaller version for us little 'uns.
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