So last Saturday I did my first run post-San Diego. I ran about 2.5 miles, nothing crazy. My pace, however, was really strange! I ran negative splits for the first 2 miles, and then ended up walking/running a lot slower the last half mile or so (partly because there is a big hill leading up to the end of the course I usually run on Saturdays, haha). Anyway, I finished with a pace of 13:31, I believe, which is about a minute faster/mile than I've been running recently. It was weird!
Monday I went on a bike ride, about a 10 mile loop with my husband. I tried to do some running after that but only managed about half-1 mile because of the heat (and the rubber grippies on my bike shorts were pulling very uncomfortably on my skin!).
I've been slacking a lot in the fitness department lately, so I'm hoping to do better starting next week.
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Friday, June 22, 2012
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Brick Gone Wrong
Yesterday I decided to do my second brick workout. I went with The Husband to the usual place we ride, which is outside our city natatorium. He was going to do some swimming drills, so I decided I'd run a mile or so while he did that.
I took off at my usual pace, and felt pretty good. The sun was beating down on me a little, but it didn't feel too bad. I ran longer than my usual interval, and everything was feeling pretty good. I returned to the parking lot, dripping sweat and really, REALLY hot. I pulled out my phone to check the weather and saw that it was 95*, with a heat index of 98*. HOT.
I stood around waiting for The Husband to come out of the natatorium so we could ride our bikes. Another friend was joining us, and once she and Tyler were there we started getting ready to go. I put on my helmet, and within a minute or so I started feeling lightheaded and dizzy. I gulped down some Nuun (Tropical flavor, which was new to me!) and tried to cool off.
After a few minutes I decided to sit down and removed my helmet. We decided to skip the ride since I wasn't feeling too steady, and we went home. I felt bad for making The Husband miss his scheduled ride, but it was definitely for the best. We will try to make up for it this afternoon, but we're under a severe thunderstorm warning right now, so that may not happen.
Lesson learned - even if a run feels good, it takes some time to get reacquainted with hot-weather running!
I took off at my usual pace, and felt pretty good. The sun was beating down on me a little, but it didn't feel too bad. I ran longer than my usual interval, and everything was feeling pretty good. I returned to the parking lot, dripping sweat and really, REALLY hot. I pulled out my phone to check the weather and saw that it was 95*, with a heat index of 98*. HOT.
I stood around waiting for The Husband to come out of the natatorium so we could ride our bikes. Another friend was joining us, and once she and Tyler were there we started getting ready to go. I put on my helmet, and within a minute or so I started feeling lightheaded and dizzy. I gulped down some Nuun (Tropical flavor, which was new to me!) and tried to cool off.
After a few minutes I decided to sit down and removed my helmet. We decided to skip the ride since I wasn't feeling too steady, and we went home. I felt bad for making The Husband miss his scheduled ride, but it was definitely for the best. We will try to make up for it this afternoon, but we're under a severe thunderstorm warning right now, so that may not happen.
Lesson learned - even if a run feels good, it takes some time to get reacquainted with hot-weather running!
Friday, May 18, 2012
First Brick Workout!
Yesterday I completed my first-ever brick workout. I will be doing a lot of these until my duathlon in July to get used to the transition between running and biking and biking and running.
We did a bike/run brick around 6PM yesterday evening. First, we biked for 10ish miles. It was fairly uneventful, with a few good-sized hills thrown in for fun. We saw some goats, cows, and horses while on the bike, since the route we took is in a semi-rural area. At one point we turned on the wrong road, and as we were turning around, I was going a little too fast. I ended up slipping off the edge of the asphalt (no curbs in rural areas, remember!) and nearly sliding down the steep edge of the ditch (no shoulder on the road, either!) while still mounted on my bike. I managed to stop myself without falling down, but my pedal did scrape up (and subsequently bruised) the back of my right calf. But, all's well that ends well, right? :)
Once we returned to the car, we had to put our bikes back on the car, so there was a bit of a rest in between the biking and running, but that's OK. We ran about .75 miles, just so I could get a feel for what it's like. It wasn't as weird as I thought it would be, but my muscles and joints definitely felt very loose and jello-y. It was pretty warm compared to the temperatures I've been running in, so my heart rate was high and I had to walk more than usual, but it was OK.
All in all, I really enjoyed my first multisport workout experience, and I can't wait to do it again! Tomorrow I'm doing 6 or 7 miles with the team. I think we may go by the rec center tonight to sign up for memberships (The Husband gets a discount as a city employee), so hopefully I'll start lifting weights and taking classes, too!
We did a bike/run brick around 6PM yesterday evening. First, we biked for 10ish miles. It was fairly uneventful, with a few good-sized hills thrown in for fun. We saw some goats, cows, and horses while on the bike, since the route we took is in a semi-rural area. At one point we turned on the wrong road, and as we were turning around, I was going a little too fast. I ended up slipping off the edge of the asphalt (no curbs in rural areas, remember!) and nearly sliding down the steep edge of the ditch (no shoulder on the road, either!) while still mounted on my bike. I managed to stop myself without falling down, but my pedal did scrape up (and subsequently bruised) the back of my right calf. But, all's well that ends well, right? :)
Once we returned to the car, we had to put our bikes back on the car, so there was a bit of a rest in between the biking and running, but that's OK. We ran about .75 miles, just so I could get a feel for what it's like. It wasn't as weird as I thought it would be, but my muscles and joints definitely felt very loose and jello-y. It was pretty warm compared to the temperatures I've been running in, so my heart rate was high and I had to walk more than usual, but it was OK.
All in all, I really enjoyed my first multisport workout experience, and I can't wait to do it again! Tomorrow I'm doing 6 or 7 miles with the team. I think we may go by the rec center tonight to sign up for memberships (The Husband gets a discount as a city employee), so hopefully I'll start lifting weights and taking classes, too!
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