![]() Last week I said no pain = no gain. Well today, heat = lots of pain. As I set out to complete my 5x1k track workout, I knew it was going to be hard. It was 9:30 a.m. and the temperature was already above 90 degrees. I took Nick with me again, while he isn't a runner he competes in crew. While I was mentally strong today -- and that is more than half the battle I have found with this training cycle -- I only completed three of my five intervals. The saving grace of the "incomplete" workout was that I finished all three 1Ks under five minutes -- the maximum time that I set for myself. I mentally could have finished the workout, but with Nick looking pale and me looking like a tomato (even with sunscreen on) we decided it would be best to do our cool-down mile and call it a day. The best part about where we live is a refreshing pool that we jumped into as we were dressed to cool off when we got home. I don't think I had ever been so happy to see that pool before. I also had my favorite breakfast/recover meal -- yogurt parfait, fried egg and chocolate milk (see picture). As I have mentioned before, I am using Hansons Marathon Method to complete this training cycle. Since I decided to compete in the Hartford Marathon 15 weeks out, I needed to modify the advanced training program -- I took out weeks four and eight and will take out week 11 if need be. It cuts out four (total) speed and tempo runs, but doesn't change the weekly milage that much. Part of the reason I run is to eat whatever I want and I did that today with an ice cream cone. It was a little reward for mentally being strong enough to know I could finish but having the smarts to know I shouldn't cause myself heatstroke or have today ruin all the work that has been done. Here is to my off day tomorrow and a tempo six on Wednesday.
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Megan FloodMegan is 29 and a 14-time marathoner. She is hoping to Boston Qualify one day. She doesn't know exactly how this blogging will go, but she is giving it her best shot! Archives
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