Sunday, January 21, 2007
Two Miles Shy
Today's Run: 14.0
Run Time: 2:40:00
Total Miles to Date: 296.4
Thoughts on the Run:
Today's run was two miles shy.
I started with the intent to go 16 miles. It was cold and raining outside and I'm sick and tired of running in the cold rain, so once again I decided to pound the treadmill. It's what I call a "better bad" choice - not the best choice, but better than not doing it at all.
I set myself up with plenty of fluids, propped up the laptop and even brought down speakers so I could jack up the sound to play louder than the motor on the treadmill. I just wore some shorts and a tank top and hit it.
The first eight was great. I did two miles at a 12-minute pace, 4 miles at a 11-minute pace, then kicked it up to 10-minute miles for the "middle 4." When I hit 10, I started feeling it my legs - just dead weights, sore knees, etc. No problem, I kept on pushing through. 10 to 12 was a struggle ... my stomach starting cramping. I'm thinking this time I drank too much. In the comfort of the basement I probably wasn't sweating as much but I was still doing 8 oz every 2 miles ... although it's always a fine line, because I could have been sweating too much. I also realized I had hit this on an empty stomach. Granted, I took in about 300 calories all told from the fluids I was drinking during the run, but it's the first time I've tackled a long run without anything solid before hand.
I really wanted to push through to the 16 but 12 to 14 was just pitiful. I had to stop and walk every few minutes because of cramping and decided it was just nonsense to keep pushing it. After all, I was trying for 16 but hadn't really finished any long runs in the past several weeks - besides the 14 on Dec 31st, the rest were flops due to trying to push the back-to-backs. So, I'll take my 14. We'll do 12 to back off a bit next weekend and then push 16 the weekend after and see where that takes us.
Overall I can't complain one bit. I managed to eke out 14 miles and do it in a 11:26 paces which is fine by me for training.
Plus, I got to watch the Godfather Part III
DVD. It was fun!
I had two all natural, organic beef hotdogs on sprouted wheatberry bread with salt and vinegar potato chips afterwards, soaked in the tub, then had a big cup of coffee and a bowl of Natural Valley granola cereal with soy milk. I'm feeling much better.
I fly up to New Jersey tonight for a sales presentation tomorrow. I hear there's snow ... glad I'm not buried in it but excited to possibly see some.
Until next time,
Jeremy Likness
Run Time: 2:40:00
Total Miles to Date: 296.4
Thoughts on the Run:
Today's run was two miles shy.
I started with the intent to go 16 miles. It was cold and raining outside and I'm sick and tired of running in the cold rain, so once again I decided to pound the treadmill. It's what I call a "better bad" choice - not the best choice, but better than not doing it at all.
I set myself up with plenty of fluids, propped up the laptop and even brought down speakers so I could jack up the sound to play louder than the motor on the treadmill. I just wore some shorts and a tank top and hit it.
The first eight was great. I did two miles at a 12-minute pace, 4 miles at a 11-minute pace, then kicked it up to 10-minute miles for the "middle 4." When I hit 10, I started feeling it my legs - just dead weights, sore knees, etc. No problem, I kept on pushing through. 10 to 12 was a struggle ... my stomach starting cramping. I'm thinking this time I drank too much. In the comfort of the basement I probably wasn't sweating as much but I was still doing 8 oz every 2 miles ... although it's always a fine line, because I could have been sweating too much. I also realized I had hit this on an empty stomach. Granted, I took in about 300 calories all told from the fluids I was drinking during the run, but it's the first time I've tackled a long run without anything solid before hand.
I really wanted to push through to the 16 but 12 to 14 was just pitiful. I had to stop and walk every few minutes because of cramping and decided it was just nonsense to keep pushing it. After all, I was trying for 16 but hadn't really finished any long runs in the past several weeks - besides the 14 on Dec 31st, the rest were flops due to trying to push the back-to-backs. So, I'll take my 14. We'll do 12 to back off a bit next weekend and then push 16 the weekend after and see where that takes us.
Overall I can't complain one bit. I managed to eke out 14 miles and do it in a 11:26 paces which is fine by me for training.
Plus, I got to watch the Godfather Part III
DVD. It was fun! I had two all natural, organic beef hotdogs on sprouted wheatberry bread with salt and vinegar potato chips afterwards, soaked in the tub, then had a big cup of coffee and a bowl of Natural Valley granola cereal with soy milk. I'm feeling much better.
I fly up to New Jersey tonight for a sales presentation tomorrow. I hear there's snow ... glad I'm not buried in it but excited to possibly see some.
Until next time,
Jeremy Likness
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