This morning I woke up later than planned. So when I headed outside to run, the sun was already high and hot, and, being the caribbean, it was humid. I ran around the resort twice, logging 3.06 miles in 30:18. By the time I finished, I felt like I was running with leaden feet, and I was sure I was dehydrated from the sweat that was coming off of me. It was like someone was pouring water on top of my head. So I went into the gym, hopped on the treadmill, and walked for a half mile while guzzling water. I felt head-achy and exhausted. I wanted to do a 20 minute HIIT on the treadmill, so I started running again, made it a tenth of a mile, and gave up. I grabbed another bottle of water and began walking back to my room. But after a couple minutes outside, I thought "I can do hard things!" and I walked right back into the gym and started up the treadmill again. It was my first HIIT on the treadmill. I'll admit, it turned into a 22 minute HIIT, because I let myself take a 2 minute walk break in the middle of the run, but I still logged 2.5 miles in the 22 minutes. I started at a 6.0 MPH pace for my level 5, and finished with a 9.0 MPH pace for my level 10. I know I can go a lot faster in the future, but for today, I know I hit my "10," because I was praying the last minute "PLEASE let this moment pass before I DIE!" :D I walked for three more minutes after that to cool down. It was a great workout. I ended up doing a total of 2.74 miles on the treadmill. | 