7.09.2008

Heat + Humidity + Easy Run = Not so easy

Today's easy run felt like a mission. It was supposed to be 50 minutes at an easy pace, and all told I only got about 4 miles in (and sweat buckets). Hopefully the weather on race day with be much nicer, considering that start time is at the butt crack of dawn rather than the 5pm start time I usually give myself. To make matters worse, I brought the wrong inhaler, so I don't have that advantage. As they say, what doesn't kill you will make you stronger - let's hope the stronger thing happens...

2 comments:

julie said...

yeah, i feel that. coach recommends that in heat and humidity you run based on heart rate or how you feel instead of based on pace. it's slower, but you don't wanna kill yourself...

yeahdog said...

Yeah I don't really have any way to monitor either HR or pace, so it's always by how I feel... but yesterday I was basically feeling like garbage. Not so fun! Tonight is cross training and rollerblading, so I think it'll be a bit more low key!