I'm back to work full-time as of Monday, so training will be getting a whole lot more challenging. My options are to either get up at 4 am, go before I eat dinner, or wait 30 minutes after I eat dinner to exercise. So, I'm choosing to exercise before I eat so I'm not having to work out late at night. We'll see if it works or not.
On Monday, a terrific thunderstorm rolled through our area, and I was panicked that I wouldn't be able to get my miles in. Luckily, the weather cleared out, dropped the temperature a couple of degrees, increased the humidity, and I was able to keep on schedule. I did a 3-mile "jalk" around the neighborhood while my family ate the dinner I fixed for them. The first mile was good, except for the dog that decided I was an obvious threat to his territory. He barked & carried on, and even tried to follow me for about 50 ft. I'm just glad he didn't try anything foolish. The second mile was not-so-good when I realized that I hadn't had more than about 8 oz of water all day (had coffee during training meeting & iced tea at lunch). YIKES! I had a stitch in my side and some cramping in my tummy that I just had to suffer through for the rest of my training (which, by the way, I was chastising myself for not hydrating properly during the day). I eventually made it, and was able to enjoy the dinner I had cooked once the kids were down to sleep (Nathan kept begging off of my plate, so I had to stop eating & give a little attention to him).
Lesson learned: I'm drinking more water during the day so I don't have to suffer through another one of those miserable waterless training runs if at all possible.
Now, if you'll excuse me, "Fartlek" & I have a 20-minute date followed by a nice wheat pasta dinner!
Until next time...
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