Today’s run was dedicated in memory of Thomas Ziegler, lung cancer.
18 mile long run scheduled for today and of course they were calling for 60% chance of rain and looking at the radar I was going to get every bit of the 60% which is exactly what I got; 60% rain from mile 8 on. My run started out great and I was feeling pretty good running, although I really didn’t want to be out there today. I think I was still feeling yesterday’s ride. I tried to maintain a steady pace of 8:20 including a few scheduled walk breaks and trying to drink as much as I could stopping at the water fountains to refill my water bottle to keep it topped off. After I hit the turn around I began drinking every mile and toward the end I was drinking almost every half mile. I knew once again I was getting dehydrated and feeling the effects of it. I really started to fall apart at mile 13 and it went all downhill from there. I was struggling. I kept my heart rate in check; keeping it below 70% but I just had no get up and go in my legs. I am really kind of frustrated.
Weather Report: Min./Max.: 72.5 °F/72.9 °F; Humidity: 94.0%; Dew point: 70.4 °F; Wind Speed: 2.6 mph; Precipitation: 0.7mm/h
Happy Running Everyone!
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