pretty close to the real thing |
Well I was crazy surprised that I was able to run pretty much the same times as last week, I even hit a 2:59 for my last 800m. 400's went the same, pretty dang great - my fastest one was a 1:17. My energy was pretty low, but the fact that I could pull out the times I did was a success in my book. Also a success, I made a new friend :) There are hardly any other people at the track, so when I see someone else, especially someone who was also wearing flats, I want to know who they are. We introduced ourselves and turns out she ran track in college so hopefully we will become training buddies and she can help me run fast!
The CD was a death march - lets not talk about it...
I did have an easy run on Tuesday, but my calves are still pretty tight from getting used to my flats, so it was pretty slow going. It was also about 85 degrees so at about mile 5 ( of 6), I had so much sweat in my eyeballs I was surprised I could still run in a straight line. Yay Summer!
Yesterday I had another hard workout. At this point I knew that after this I was toast. It was another hard effort/easy effort run. It was also 83 degrees with about 97% humidity, and I'm not being dramatic. I also have officially ran in just a sports bra twice (TMI?), not for vanity reasons though ( trust, there is no six pack going on, not even a 2 pack...), but for pure necessity, I'm afraid I would overheat and end up a puddle on the side of the road. I gave the hard segments my best effort, and it actually went much better than a similar workout I had last week, but by the time I got to my cool down I was done, legs were trash, and felt like wobbly noodles. I'm pretty sure I could walk faster than I was "running". I don't mind going slow, but the thing is, the slower you go the longer it takes ( you're welcome for that obvious revelation), but I honestly couldnt have gone faster so I was just stuck out there in the blazing sun.
* FYI, if you weigh yourself after a run, especially after a sweaty run - the lbs you "lose" aren't real, so don't go celebrating your fake weight loss, just drink more water. Pretty sure I lost 6 lbs worth of sweat - made up for that with water, Skratch Lab, (another topic for another day!) and a chocolate milk :)
So with all that nonsense, its my day off today, and I have a hot date with my foam roller later tonight. I have easy runs for the next couple days with my longest (12 miles, yippee!) since Fargo on Saturday.
It was a tough few days, but I feel like I'm getting stronger - the fact I was able to get these hard workouts done while being less than 100% is proof of that I think.
Ahh summer..do anything outdoors these days will getcha schweaty in no time!!
ReplyDeleteOh.... And it IS too bad about not catching a photo of that look of his.... Just sayin... :-)
ReplyDelete"Wobbly Noodles" funny.
ReplyDeleteEvery mile run adds to your base which allows for quicker recovery from races and hard workouts.
Run with Pride.
Dave in Phoenix