Too Big? No. Two, Big.

Where I live, the weather was nice enough to give us a microdose of summer this past week. For about three days, highs got into the mid-80s, the humidity shot up, and the sun pounded down. Beautiful weather, really. Also, if I’m honest, a little miserable.

I say as much for two reasons:

1. Despite having central air, which allows me to cool my house down at the turn of the dial, there’s a psychological block to running the AC before May for me. Thus, coming out of several months with the heat set to the high-60s, the 78-degree interior temperature felt sweltering, and I struggled to sleep.

And…

2. I was reacquainted with what a warm-weather jog feels like. Which is to say: very nice at first, and then not nice, and then awful, like, sick to my stomach awful. (And no, it wasn’t that hot, but it takes time to acclimate.)

Now, I’m somewhat of a weirdo in this sense. Obviously, I enjoy outdoor exercise in fall and spring weather the most. But contrary to many, I prefer running in the winter to running in the summer. Is it annoying to bundle all the way up and fill your lungs with jagged 20-degree air? Sure, but you feel great when you get back inside, drink a hot cup of coffee or tea, and take a warm shower or bath to soothe your muscles.

In the summer, there’s no relief. You either run at the crack of dawn, when it’s cooler but way more humid, or you run in the middle of the day, when it’s disgustingly hot, and also still pretty humid. There’s no soothing recovery. There’s just sitting down and chugging ice water.

But at least, if I have a couple 40-ounce cups like this, I can chug a lot of ice water! And that water? It’ll stay cold for up to 12 hours, thanks to the insulation.

Which makes these things perfect for taking with you on your summer vacation. Especially if you choose a vacation destination where the drinks are flowing. You know, some place like:

• Boca Cola
• The Mal(ort)dives
• Fanta Cruz
• Saint La Croix
• The Snappalachian Mountains
• Big Sur(ge)
• Jamaicker’s Mark
• Bobahamas
• The Wisconzin Dells

Wow, from the weather to some talk about running to some terrible puns. Not a lot of logic there, huh?

But you know what there is a lot of? Volume! With these big cups!