I started off south from Brillhart Station on the York Rail Trail. I normally would have run the Manchester to Mt. Wolf and back route, but there was a 5k going on in the area and I didn't want to fight it. Plus, I haven't done the Rail Trail in ages. I thought it might be a good place to switch things up and get out of the rut of running in Manchester.
I started off with my half mile run/1 minute walk routine. It's how I've been running for over a year now. And then I realized it was too hot for that. I couldn't do it. I switched to my new routine - .10 mile walk/.40 mile run. It works better when I'm that hot. It's one of those things that I'm willing to do so I can keep running. I don't care what others think or do. It's what allows me to hit the road and run.If run/walk is good enough for Jeff Galloway, it's good enough for me.
To be honest, there wasn't anything exciting about this run. I was hot. I wanted to quit. I had to yell at myself (internally, I'm not about to do so out loud on the trail!) to keep going. But, in the end, I finished the run. Slow. Hot. Sweaty. But I got all 10 miles in. And the car said it was 85 degrees. Lovely.
I then proceeded to Dunkin for a post-race breakfast (even though it was about 1:00 p.m.) of pumpkin iced coffee (yum!), a turkey sausage egg wrap, and an apple donut. Delish!
I take walk breaks all the time when the temperatures are really high. It's better to be a little slower than have heat stroke.
ReplyDeleteGood job on ten miles! I love getting into double digits in my training plans.
Thanks Dina! I actually have a no running in July and August rule, which means coming into Sept, I'm only having to run 3-6 miles to prepare for a race. So, this running so far in the heat is killing me. When I did my 8 mile run two weeks ago I started doing the .10 mile walk/.40 mile run, it helped. I'm not thrilled with it, but eh. I got all 10 miles in, so I guess it's not all bad. I appreciate the kind comments!
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