Yesterday's run was a little interesting.
Not all of my runs are interesting so I don't feel the need to post about every one of them. But sometimes I will have one that sticks out and seems worthy (at least to me) of a post.
If you follow me on twitter then you may have noticed that Monday I deemed this "Hell Week" for myself. I just got back from a great vacation (if you like to eat you need to go on vacation with me) and I need to get back on track with the goals I set a few months ago. I really planned on losing some weight and getting in better shape before I start training for my marathon. The marathon is in December so my training program starts in August.
Well....I really haven't gotten to where I want to be so this week I am doing as much extra cardio as I possibly can.
Monday's workout, along with the fact that my shoes are in need of replacement, left my feet absolutely screaming. So, monday night before I went to work I used my foot soothing cream on my feet. Bad idea. The stuff never makes my feet feel better at the time. They usually start burning a few hours later in the places that my feet aren't hurting. More on that later.
On to tuesday's run. The plan was to get a good leg workout before I ran, like I normally do. I got halfway through my workout when I noticed the sky was getting a little darker. I knew we were expecting rain so I decided to go ahead and get my run in. I was in such a hurry to get started that I didn't even take time to get my watch out of my locker.
Sometimes I get to be too competitive with myself when I look at my watch every mile. So running without a watch makes me feel naked. Naked in a good way. I don't feel like I have to hit a certain time each mile so I feel free.
The plan when I got outside was to run fartleks. Fartleks are basically intervals of slow running and fast running. They are by far my favorite speed workout. The problem was that I really didn't have much "push" in my legs. I knew I would have a hard time with the fast intervals so I decided to just run my normal pace for 3 or 4 miles.
Mile 1 was okay. I was pretty much just feeling out how much I had in the tank.
Mile 2 is when I really got going. This is where I usually get comfortable and really settle in.
I was running the one mile loop at the Y. As I was just hitting my stride I saw a guy running the opposite direction as me. This guy is a former Marine and is in great shape and had his shirt off. Now, I am not the alpha male type really but if I see another guy out running when I am I get a little competitive. Especially when the guy is in better shape than me. We were running in opposite directions but all I could think was "if we were racing I would smoke his ass!" Yes, I am competitive and cocky. So obviously adrenaline was kicking in. I passed him twice more because he doing a different, shorter loop.
As I mentioned earlier I had used that foot cream the night before. By the time I started my third mile my feet were burning. I used it for the bottom of my feet but the little bit that I put on the top was crazy hot. Twelve hours later! As I type this my feet are still burning a little bit.
When I got to the end of mile 3 I had to stop. I felt like the tops of me feet were literally on fire. Between the foot cream, the humidity, the running and my adrenaline it was too much. So I went back into the gym and dried off and hopped on the bike.
I have no idea what my time was or if I am faster than the other guy that was outside running. It is now wednesday morning and it still hasn't rained. But I know one thing for sure: I am gonna throw that freaking foot cream away when I get home!
Not all of my runs are interesting so I don't feel the need to post about every one of them. But sometimes I will have one that sticks out and seems worthy (at least to me) of a post.
If you follow me on twitter then you may have noticed that Monday I deemed this "Hell Week" for myself. I just got back from a great vacation (if you like to eat you need to go on vacation with me) and I need to get back on track with the goals I set a few months ago. I really planned on losing some weight and getting in better shape before I start training for my marathon. The marathon is in December so my training program starts in August.
Well....I really haven't gotten to where I want to be so this week I am doing as much extra cardio as I possibly can.
Monday's workout, along with the fact that my shoes are in need of replacement, left my feet absolutely screaming. So, monday night before I went to work I used my foot soothing cream on my feet. Bad idea. The stuff never makes my feet feel better at the time. They usually start burning a few hours later in the places that my feet aren't hurting. More on that later.
On to tuesday's run. The plan was to get a good leg workout before I ran, like I normally do. I got halfway through my workout when I noticed the sky was getting a little darker. I knew we were expecting rain so I decided to go ahead and get my run in. I was in such a hurry to get started that I didn't even take time to get my watch out of my locker.
Sometimes I get to be too competitive with myself when I look at my watch every mile. So running without a watch makes me feel naked. Naked in a good way. I don't feel like I have to hit a certain time each mile so I feel free.
The plan when I got outside was to run fartleks. Fartleks are basically intervals of slow running and fast running. They are by far my favorite speed workout. The problem was that I really didn't have much "push" in my legs. I knew I would have a hard time with the fast intervals so I decided to just run my normal pace for 3 or 4 miles.
Mile 1 was okay. I was pretty much just feeling out how much I had in the tank.
Mile 2 is when I really got going. This is where I usually get comfortable and really settle in.
I was running the one mile loop at the Y. As I was just hitting my stride I saw a guy running the opposite direction as me. This guy is a former Marine and is in great shape and had his shirt off. Now, I am not the alpha male type really but if I see another guy out running when I am I get a little competitive. Especially when the guy is in better shape than me. We were running in opposite directions but all I could think was "if we were racing I would smoke his ass!" Yes, I am competitive and cocky. So obviously adrenaline was kicking in. I passed him twice more because he doing a different, shorter loop.
As I mentioned earlier I had used that foot cream the night before. By the time I started my third mile my feet were burning. I used it for the bottom of my feet but the little bit that I put on the top was crazy hot. Twelve hours later! As I type this my feet are still burning a little bit.
When I got to the end of mile 3 I had to stop. I felt like the tops of me feet were literally on fire. Between the foot cream, the humidity, the running and my adrenaline it was too much. So I went back into the gym and dried off and hopped on the bike.
I have no idea what my time was or if I am faster than the other guy that was outside running. It is now wednesday morning and it still hasn't rained. But I know one thing for sure: I am gonna throw that freaking foot cream away when I get home!
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