Tough run this morning
I wanted to do an 11-12 mile run today. Met up with Mike and headed for StV, where we met James. We ran together to 5 Points and Mike, looking to do 6-7 miles, turned around to head back home. James and I ran to downtown and did a bridge loop. It was hot and humid. According to the weather alert on my phone when I woke up, it was 79 degrees at 5 am.
I ran with a bottle of HEED, and took a gel around 45 minutes. The gel certainly put some bounce in my legs, if only for what seemed like 10 minutes. James dropped off at StV, and I headed home. According to the Garmin, it was 11.3 miles, but it took 1:35:00. A lot slower than I would like, but I did keep the HR in the 150s. I checked my running log, and last year I ran 11 on the same date, but it only took 1:27:00. Not only that, but I wasn't working hard last year, as my average HR was 149. Very depressing, until I looked back in my blog for an entry regarding that work-out. Suddenly, a smile appeared when I found this entry and these two words: unseasonably cool. Today was seasonably hot, so maybe my running fitness isn't as bad as I thought.
Comments
Holy sodium Batman!! It is weather adversity training out there right now. I ran straight up Riverside through Boone's Park for a change of scenery. You had a tough run because of the conditions.
My plan is to keep up the 1:00-1:05 long runs, track and 45 min. runs through Aug. Then I'll have 4 weeks to increase the long run before the USMC 1/2 in October. It'll be a little cooler in the AM then.
That was a tough 1:35 for you this AM. Drink up and add the salt to your food.
McLamb
Posted by: Mike McLamb | July 10, 2007 6:52 PM
Some days are good, some days are not but you don't know until you get out & go...rode 15 today at lunch around 1pm...did 5 hard effort intervals & that was enough in the heat...JEA was peaking in demand & we had to ask big customers to shut down or curtail...it's hot, be careful!
Posted by: Peter | July 12, 2007 1:32 AM
Peter -- Maybe they should hook you guys up to the grid during lunch to provide a couple of extra megawatts!
Posted by: MMB | July 12, 2007 5:18 PM