Hot heavy and hard.

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Running late, as I suggested.  I finally got on the road at about 14:00 and change.  It seemed cool enough but it really wasn't, hitting 85 if I had to bet money.  My friend was ready, he had a 9 mm and a .45, and his gun kit ready.  I think he realized how hot it was so asked if we could go mountain shooting.  We tried near the girl scout camp, since it is closed.  But the gate to even higher up was locked down and there was a hiker.  On to the next place.  With no one around it made for the perfect range today.  Even up there, and with a few clouds, it was pretty warm.

We did well enough.  I collected all the brass.  Even if I can't reload the 9 mm at the moment, due to a lack of small pistol primers, I just can't see letting the brass sit.  Then again, I'm not reloading .45 either.  And if I do start that, it won't be from spent brass.  Still, it's not a bad item to have around.  The little I did burned me out pretty harshly though.  I had better start getting going on something.  This will not do in the desert.  Then again, if I had to guess, what is wrong is not my strength or stamina.  It's just a rough period for my heart.  I'll muddle through.  And when my mom shows up, she will get me going as well.  Plus, as soon as the lake is open for swimming, I will begin walking/biking out there just for that.  Even if I just initially use the lake as a cooling off point, that would give me a six mile walk in serious heat.  Three times a week, really, has to be the goal.  More if I can push through.

Ah well.  It will work out.  At least I haven't already started losing the muscle I gained.  If I can throttle up a bit, and plateau again, I can still add to that.  It is, and probably will always remain, stamina that is the issue.  And that isn't what I had thought.  It isn't physical stamina, it is the hearts inability to fill that stepped up pace.  It becomes clearer the more I push on it.  That is something I am not sure will grow much, at least until the heart is working and probably until I can back off the level of medication... which brings their own sets of difficulties in this area.  Yeah, well, I am actually really on it this time.  Meds, pushing when I can, keeping it all on my mind, nearly a day schedule again...  Balance...

Later.