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July 06, 2005
It's the humidity
Yesterday I did my 13 mile medium-long run before work since I had to cover the swing shift and figured that it would be cooler to run in the AM. Unfortunately, Mother Nature did not want to give me that luxury. The humidity was in full force and it was no where near the 60 or 70s, as accuweather.com had predicted. #&%*!!!! I felt sluggish for the first 3 miles and eventually my legs woke up or (my mind) accepted the fact that the conditions weren't going to get any better. I sang songs in my head in the attempt to follow a rhythm and be positive. At the 10 mile point, I picked up some Gatorade from home and then ran 3 more miles. It really wasn't fun, but hey, it was over with. I was in a time crunch, but I took a quick ice bath to refresh my legs, which carried me through the rest of the day and even this morning's run. After work, I went to the gym to lift both upper body and legs, as well as do my core exercises, push ups, and pull ups. I seriously need to get back to my regular lifting routine because not only am I getting these pesky little leg injuries (quad/knee? and achilles) but my arm strength is going down the drain.
This morning, I went for an easy 6 recovery miles on the Rocky Run Stream Trail again. I had to put the brakes on to save my already tired legs for a long run. I have a tendency to run faster on wooded trails because I completely lose myself in a natural, peaceful environment and don't focus so much pacing, pains, other miscellaneous thoughts. Also, the humidity was minimal, which gave me me some extra energy. That was all for exercise today - it was torture to not do anything else. I really wanted to swim. Instead, I had to write a couple agendas and action plans (the Marine Corps birthday ball!) for meetings this weekend and work on an assignment and case for class. I realized just this week that with the compressed summer schedule, we essentially have a 10-page paper due every week. No wonder why I feel so behind all the time.
Posted by Leilani at July 6, 2005 10:14 PM