Humid much?

I stopped waiting for it to cool down around nine last night and just went for it. Once I got going it really wasn't too bad--moving air will do that for you, but stopping was a pretty fierce sort of surprise: standing water on all surfaces. y-u-c-k yuck. But it felt so good to go, I was glad. Another instance of that infamous JLB saying: "running [a short distance like 3 miles] is never a bad idea" Which is so true. I use it as a sort of motivational prod on days when I don't feel like leaving my kitchen: usually pointing out that its not going to hurt is enough of a prod to lace up the old sneaks and get out of there.
I have attempted to counter several times though that although 3 miles is never a bad idea, anything above 10 can be a bad idea if you're not adequately prepared. I've had some experience with running 11- and 12-milers in crappy conditions (too hot, too humid) or with inadequate preparation (hung over, dehydrated) and I attest to the fact that those distances can, and in fact do, hurt sometimes.
But 3 miles is a much more forgiving distance. And if it really does wreck you, the walk home is a manageable one(and I've done it: anemia can do horrible things to a person, but you can still manage to walk the 1.5 miles home after you fall over, trust me). This is why I don't understand people who say they "can't" run. Its just so easy: all you have to do is want to. Thats really all it takes. I can understand not wanting to run (I have whole days like that) but just saying "I can't" come on now.
The heat is supposed to break today, and through the weekend temperatures aren't supposed to get too much higher than 70 degrees. I'm looking forward to it, since I've got a long run to do.