It was a brutal day out there, 80 degrees and very humid at 7am. this run was a huge struggle. I warmed up 5 miles at an 8:27 avg pace. i had already drank my 20 oz sports drink at this point so i stopped at a water fountain to refill and take a gel. from there, i had planned to run 8 miles at marathon goal pace, but that did not happen. i ran 3 miles at a avg 7:30 pace and started getting a headache from the heat. i shut it down and ran the last 5 miles at an 8:45 avg pace. I was happy when this one was over. when i got home, i weighed myself and was about 4 lbs lighter than when i started and i had drank 40oz of fluid dring the run. |