It's all good. :)
I haven't been posting about running much lately, but believe me, it's been going on. I ran 17 miles on Sunday at an 8:12/mile average and it felt pretty good considering I had a challenging few days prior w/ CrossFit, and then the 5K race the day before. I was pretty dehydrated though, as the several episodes of diarrhea after the run let me know. Sorry, TMI.
Monday, 8 easy, Tuesday 10 easy.
Today, 12.28 miles, 5 a.m. :
I weighed myself before the run (yes, a whopping 129.6)!
Drank 1 GU diluted in 8 ounces of water over the course of a 2 mile warm up with strides.
Changed into my racing flats quickly.
Did 4 x 100 meter strides.
Ran 1 hour at 88-92% of maximum heart rate. My MHR is incorrectly figured at 220-my age. I haven't done a good heart rate assessment test yet.
That hour felt too slow, and I averaged 92% for the entire time. That's why I think my MHR is wrong. However, I did pick up the pace in the last 1.28 miles because I just WANTED to go faster. I ended up with 8.28 miles in 60 minutes, and my last 1.28 miles averaged 6:44/mile.
I drank a heavier concentration of Cytomax every 15 minute during the hour. Surprisingly my stomach did not get upset. I think I'll be drinking Cytomax from now on!
2 mile cool down.
Finish weight was 127, so 2.6 pounds of water weight lost. Got to replenish that.
Tomorrow and Friday are easy/recovery days with strides thrown into the mix to keep the fast twitch muscle fibers alive.
Saturday is an interval workout (will do it on the roads). Sunday is a medium long run of 13. I should be up at 70 miles this week.
On a CrossFit note: I attempted to do the benchmark workout, Cindy, yesterday afternoon. OH MY GOODNESS, my quads and pectorals IMMEDIATELY protested! I can't believe how sore and tender they STILL are from the certification last week! I stopped the workout because it felt like I'd pull some muscles if I proceeded, and I don't want to do that.
Okay, time to eat breakfast.
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8 comments:
You are a fitness goddess! :D
Cytomax is the business. I like grape. What's your flavor?
Gosh darn you are fast.
Hey GB,
Hope you're getting better and that you're hydrating yourself good enough especially on this hot summer days!!!
Thinking about your husband and you being without him.
I have the diarrhea thing on about half my runs over 3 miles. I never thought about being dehydrated but I'm sure I am...I will try glugging down the water (I've gotten out of the habit) and see if that helps. Thanks for the tip - it was not fun spending 2 miles in the middle of my half-marathon in April praying for a porta-potty!
70 miles, I don't even have that many including my biking miles.
BTW, your posts on CrossFit got me looking into the site more closely, good stuff. I take it you're an instructor now.
Hope your husband is ok-- my parents called me from Goleta yesterday-- even more fires there!
I like Cytomax as well. Thanks for your comment on my blog. i answered you over there. I hope your Hubby is doing well and can get home soon.
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