A clydesdale no more!

I am terrible about hydrating properly on the weekends.  When I am working, I always have a cup of water that I drink throughout the day.  On the weekends, I rarely drink and usually drink more soda than I should.  I definitely paid the price for it today.  Blacked out a few times while at Firehouse today.  The workout wasn't overly difficult but being dehydrated took it's toll on me.  I have cut back on running more than I should have so I need to find a way to ramp the miles back up again.  I may have to get creative to find a way to squeeze a couple of extra runs in each week. 

Ran 5 miles with Becky then 5 miles on my own.  Temperature is 78 but it felt a lot warmer for some reason.  The effort felt a lot harder than it should have.  Calvers are driving me crazy.  It's not really a hurty pain but they pull every time I take a step.  They really started to wear down towards the end of the run. 

No real running today.  Just a 7 minute run that was part of the workout at Firehouse.  Debating whether or not I should try something resembling a tempo run tomorrow.  Not sure if the calves are up to it and if there is really any benefit at this point.

Felt pretty lousy at the start of the run.  Had absolutely no energy.  Didn't bother wearing a watch because I knew there was no way I could muster the energy for any speedwork.  Felt better as the run progressed.  Felt teh best during the last mile.  On the bright side, my calves only ached a little.  They are definitely towards the end of the healing process.

Just a couple of short runs at Firehouse.  Nothing exciting.

Headed out the door for a long run of unknown length.  I haven't put in a real long run in quite awhile so I wanted to get a decent amount of distance.  Figured 18ish would be a good distance to target.  No Garmin so the Legacy trail was my only option if I wanted to know for sure how far I ran.  Also, couldn't find my fuel belt so I only had 16 oz of Gatorade.  This was going to be a good test for me.  Locked in a comfortable pace and just puttered along the trail.  At each potential turnaround point (17, 18, 19) I felt good enough to continue to the next.  Got to 10 miles, turned around and headed home.  Got to 15 miles before I started to feel the affects of glycogen depletion.  Was a little light headed but the rest of the body actually felt good.  Despite being incredibly thirsty, I felt very good.  Actually felt very strong during the last mile.  One thing that I noticed is that with the improved core strength, my running economy has improved and I do not get as fatigued on the long runs.  No idea what my average pace was.  Probably somewhere between 8:15 and 8:30.