Sunday, July 25, 2010

12 Odd Miles of Fail

Quite simply, I got my ass handed to me this morning in my (supposed to be) 12 mile long-run.


Heat index was already in the low 90s when I got underway, and from there mother nature just repeatedly kicked me in the crotch as I tried to grind out the miles.

Did an out-and-back, and at the turn at 6 miles I knew I was in trouble.  My internal radiator just wasn't working for me today.  By 2 miles in my shirt was drenched, and I was already hitting the Accelerade.  Slowed my pace after the turn, but just couldn't seem to regulate my temperature.  Finally at 9.5 miles I had to throw in a 1/2 mile walk to try and cool off and recover a bit, resumed running, but after a mile had to throw in another walk-break. By this point I had drained all my Fuel Belt flasks and was really struggling.  Picked up with a slow run again, but could tell my form was really hurting, and rather than risk injury I walked it in from the 11.4 mile mark.

As I've said several times before I love running in the heat and working up a good sweat, but today the heat gods decided to smite me, and smite me good.  I'll break down the run a little later, see what I can learn, and move on to the next one.  Still better than not being able to get out there and even try, which is where I was a couple months back, so I'm not going to worry about it.

Good news is that with all that time out there flailing I was able to test-drive some more throwback training tunes, and should be able to pass a few along this week.  Week 2 is off to a rough start, but I'll get my revenge.

15 comments:

  1. The humidity sucks no doubt! You'll only be stronger because of it when the temps start to decline!

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  2. My husband and I were right there with you!! We ran on the Greenway (Shelly Lake to Crabtree, etc...). It was miserable! We were moving so slow at the end that I felt like I was crawling, in a sauna. I guess we just have to hang in there and not let the heat gods bring us down! This will make us stronger, right?! Have a great week!

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  3. Sorry you had a suffer fest--we've all been there. The next one will surely be better.

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  4. Sorry you had a rough run!! At least you finished :) The hard work is going to pay off!!

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  5. You are so funny:) Sometimes we all get our ass handed to us! The heat and humidity sucks for sure! Chalk it up as character building...you will get the next one:)

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  6. Looking forward to hearing the new tunes you have for us!

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  7. It may have felt like a FAIL run...but at least it was a SUCCESSFUL finish! Lord knows I've been there lately. The heat is not always my friend!

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  8. That is crazy hot! I call that a WIN for sure, just for getting out there :)

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  9. ouch! good for you for running as far as you did!

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  10. At least you got out there and gave it a good shot. This heat and humidity is just brutal...I keep telling myself we'll all benefit in the cooler temps later. I say congrats for gutting it out as far as you did!

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  11. This sounds like me last week but I got my revenge this week so I'm sure yours will come soon too!

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  12. Thanks for commenting on my blog! I'm sure to get a lot of great tips from yours. You seem to be quite the seasoned runner. I'm a lowly beginner so I need all the advice I can get!
    Deedah

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  13. Sorry you had a rough run. But good for you for pushing through it!

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  14. You were a fool to try to love the heat. It is mean and will turn on you in the end. Just kidding, I'm sorry you had a tough run, but running at that temperature is just a killer! It sounds like you still got in a great workout and when the temps decline you will be the better for it. Hang in there!

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  15. Wow, huge kudos to you for sticking it out. I'm impressed.

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