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ummm... yeah... it's hot. It happened practically overnight and I was sooooo not ready. 2 days ago was cool, in the 60's. Today 80 moving on up to the 90's with nearly 40% humidity. The 10 miles may have gone better had I had more time to acclimate. But thanks to the drastic change I crumbled mid-run. My legs were great, the rest of me not so much. Initially I wanted to run 12. Nearly 2 miles into the run I decided to cut it down to 10 but I did not run the whole 10 miles. I was disappointed when I realized just before 5 miles I wouldn't be able to continue unless I started to incorporate walking breaks. Flashbacks of my experience at Chicago 07 started happening. And although today was not a marathon, I didn't want to push when I wasn't ready and could potentially end up hurt. So I swallowed my pride and for the second 5 I moved to a 5:1 run/walk. I know if it hadn't gotten so hot and humid as quickly as it did I would have had little to no problem completing the run and possibly even going further. It will take a little time to get used to the weather and in the meantime I will push myself but need to remember to be smart. The heat changes everything when it comes to training.
Also, thanks to everyone who commented letting me know I wasn't the only one with sleep issues ;) It feels a better to knowing I'm not alone! I'm hoping today's run sends me to bed early! |
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