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!
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
10 miles - DONE!
Finally, I got my ten-miler in. I went into the run knowing that I had to get the miles in no matter what happened. I made sure and ate something beforehand. I wore shorts I knew wouldn't ride up. I used Body Glide on my armpit where my sports bra likes to rub.
And, it went really well! We took a slightly different course than usual, which was kind of nice. Around mile 7 we got totally drenched by a sudden (though not unexpected) downpour, which left me squishing in my shoes for the last 3 miles. It was the perfect temperature for running in the rain, though, so it was kind of nice!
I didn't have any foot pain during my run, which was pretty exciting! I only took one longer-than-usual walk break, and stopped to walk for ~30 seconds a few times in the middle of a run interval, but that's pretty much par for the course when I do 10+ miles, so I'm OK with it. Our overall pace was about 14:45/mile, which is about 40 seconds slower per mile than my last few long runs.
I'm feeling pretty confident that I'll do OK in San Diego. I will probably be running alone (The Husband isn't coming, and I don't have another running partner on the team), which will be a first. I'm hoping I can stay motivated and pace myself OK! I should probably have practiced running alone more, though.
I'm planning on doing a couple of short runs this week, and then probably do 8 or so on Saturday. :)
And, it went really well! We took a slightly different course than usual, which was kind of nice. Around mile 7 we got totally drenched by a sudden (though not unexpected) downpour, which left me squishing in my shoes for the last 3 miles. It was the perfect temperature for running in the rain, though, so it was kind of nice!
I didn't have any foot pain during my run, which was pretty exciting! I only took one longer-than-usual walk break, and stopped to walk for ~30 seconds a few times in the middle of a run interval, but that's pretty much par for the course when I do 10+ miles, so I'm OK with it. Our overall pace was about 14:45/mile, which is about 40 seconds slower per mile than my last few long runs.
I'm feeling pretty confident that I'll do OK in San Diego. I will probably be running alone (The Husband isn't coming, and I don't have another running partner on the team), which will be a first. I'm hoping I can stay motivated and pace myself OK! I should probably have practiced running alone more, though.
I'm planning on doing a couple of short runs this week, and then probably do 8 or so on Saturday. :)
Monday, January 23, 2012
"Long" Run - 1/22/12
So, yesterday was supposed to be a "long run" day. My running partner (aka Husband) and I procrastinated badly, and so ended up doing our long run at about 8PM. We started out with the intention of doing at least 7 miles, but the weather made other plans for us.
We headed out to the local "rail trail", which is a long, paved trail that runs alongside our local commuter train tracks. We parked at one of the train stations (where there were exactly zero other cars), and started off down the trail. The trail is not really lit along the way, so it was pretty dark for the most part. We brought a small flashlight so we could keep an eye out for wildlife (i.e. skunks) that might cause problems for us.
The first mile I was in a horrible mood (because I didn't want to be running). After the 1-mile mark my mood started to lift, and we continued to take advantage of the strong tailwind that had been pushing us. My lower legs and feet were burning (I think I pushed too much during our long run last weekend), so we decided to turn around at the 2-mile mark just so we could be closer to the car if we needed to cut it short.
Miles 3 and 4 were killer. We were facing 20-30mph gusts with constant wind in between, which made it feel at least twice as hard as any other 2 miles we've run in the past. We decided to stop when we got back to the car (at four miles) because the wind was just exhausting. I still need to check my Garmin to see what my average heart rate was... but it didn't feel that high for the most part. It was really just my legs/feet that were holding me back, which is a total 180* from where I was 2 years ago. Yay for cardio endurance!
Run Stats:
3.94 Total Miles
57:02 Total Time
14:29 Average Pace
Tonight we're scheduled to do an easy 2-miler, so check back tomorrow to hear a bit about that!
We headed out to the local "rail trail", which is a long, paved trail that runs alongside our local commuter train tracks. We parked at one of the train stations (where there were exactly zero other cars), and started off down the trail. The trail is not really lit along the way, so it was pretty dark for the most part. We brought a small flashlight so we could keep an eye out for wildlife (i.e. skunks) that might cause problems for us.
The first mile I was in a horrible mood (because I didn't want to be running). After the 1-mile mark my mood started to lift, and we continued to take advantage of the strong tailwind that had been pushing us. My lower legs and feet were burning (I think I pushed too much during our long run last weekend), so we decided to turn around at the 2-mile mark just so we could be closer to the car if we needed to cut it short.
Miles 3 and 4 were killer. We were facing 20-30mph gusts with constant wind in between, which made it feel at least twice as hard as any other 2 miles we've run in the past. We decided to stop when we got back to the car (at four miles) because the wind was just exhausting. I still need to check my Garmin to see what my average heart rate was... but it didn't feel that high for the most part. It was really just my legs/feet that were holding me back, which is a total 180* from where I was 2 years ago. Yay for cardio endurance!
Run Stats:
3.94 Total Miles
57:02 Total Time
14:29 Average Pace
Tonight we're scheduled to do an easy 2-miler, so check back tomorrow to hear a bit about that!
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