Training update
I'm having a hard time getting focused for the marathon in December. I think I'm about a month behind schedule, but in the past I think I heave peaked too soon.
On Tuesday I did a nasty 14-mile run in Madison, WI. I was hoping for a reprieve from the hot humid weather I have endured in Florida this summer. Nope. It was in the low 70's for the run and humidity was in 80's. It started raining on me a couple of times and I think my body was dehydrated and fatigued from driving 7 hours the day before. I went through a bottle of HEED, a gel, and a second bottle of water. Major bonk towards the end.
Thursday morning, Mike, James, John and I did speedwork at the track. About a 2 mile warm-up and then 3x1200 at a pace between 5k and 10k. Cool down was another 2 miles, for a total of just under 6 miles.
This morning was the 43-mile short loop. With Six Gap and the MS 150 this weekend, the thought was the ride wouldn't be as fast. Wrong. The ride was pretty much up-tempo and fast the entire way.
I'll be out late tonight driving down to Gainesville for the Florida-Auburn game, so I know I won't be running tomorrow morning. Maybe a tempo run tomorrow afternoon.