Since I started this blog with a few weeks of training under my belt, I'll pick up with the results of week 7's training from Hal Higdon's Novice I plan.
Hit all my runs this week.
Monday - 4 easy miles
Tuesday - 7 pace Miles - 9:04 pace
Wednesday - Rest
Thursday - 4 easy Miles
Friday - 7 easy Miles 9:39 pace
Saturday - Rest
Sunday - 14 Mile Long Run - 10:02 pace
One thing I wanted to accomplish with my long run was to keep my heart rate down. The weird thing is, I woke up last night not feelin well. I still got up at 5:15 to run the planned run and felt "Ok". started running, and felt ok the first 5 or so miles. Around mile 7, I picked up my second water bottle and started to not feel well again. By mile ten or so, I felt pukey. I was still running ok, around a 10:10 to 10:19 pace, but felt miserable in my stomach. For mile 12 and 13, since I felt sick, but was still running ok, I kept a 10:10 and 10:11 pace. My stomach was tearing me up on that last mile, as I felt horrible. Finshed the last mile with a 10:23 pace.
So, I probably should have had something more substantial to eat when I first woke up. Around that mile 6-7 mark, I was screaming mad hungry. I also didn't have a Gatorade that I usually do my long runs wiht. I happened to have run out and didn't realize it. Today, I picked up some more Gatorades to have on hand, as well as my gummy treats to snack on during my runs. I consider today's run a "gut check" run. A 36 mile week feels good, looking back on it.
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