Well, my new challenge of eating much less and doing 2x a week spped work is not happening.
First, the eating is okay but I'm just not mentally ready. The high heat indexes and the constant sweating is making it hard for me to not eat more to keep strength. excuses I know.
Second, sppedwork. My foot got sore again after my 8x400meter session and hurt the next day during an easy run. that is not good, not fun to run in pain, so I cut back to zero speedwork.
Reflections: I've lost weight when the weather was moderate, in the spring or fall. This morning its in the mid 60's and finally the temp yesterday was below 90, much better. My running paces are okay but thru the years I seem to drift into no mans land as far as pace mile for my easy days. for example here are my paces based on recent 5k of 29:07:
easy run =11:20-11:50.....actual 11:00
recovery = 12:20-12:50....actual 12:00
long=11:20-12:20....about same
Steady = 10:15-10:35.....actual 10:00
Tempo = 9:45-10:15......actual 9:15
So, the last 2 thursdays when I do faster road runs I've cut back on effect to be sure my pace per 2x 1.7 mile tempo runs is actually in the proper range. That has helped. I;ve also done a few runs of continueous running instead of walking a min every 10mins. So now I continue to run, wait for lower temps and try to run smart. 2 weeks until my next 5K.
We all can make excuses, but this darn weather is a GOOD one! It's got me down too. Not much you can do regarding speed work if your foot acts up. Hang in there and eventually aerobic speed will come...then weight loss, then more speed. Without extra work, you'll likely run faster for that 5K anyway.
ReplyDeleteYou'll lose plenty of weight when we hit the AT and subsist on bark and dirt soup. Meanwhile, the more you devour, the more the AT will consume you. The trail is a beast and it's hungry.
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