Marathon Dreamer

5 slow miles on the malecon with the Mazatlan Running Group.... ouchie.  My hamstrings are tight this morning and kept me up a bit last night.  

Decided to run at the marina this morning just to change my scenery.  I wanted to run down towards the beach just to see what distance it was as Alan and I are planning to run 20 miles this coming Saturday.  We are trying to figure out a route that would be out and back.  I am still not quite recovered from this past Saturday.  I am hoping that I didn't make a mistake by racing that half 2 weeks ago.  I have been so beat up ever since. The legs are sore and my breathing was labored today.  It is getting very warm here and don't even get me started about the humidity!!  I think I lost 2 pounds of fluid on my run this morning.  It was 8 miles worth of fartlek/interval work.  I could feel the heat slowing me down big time.   This makes me worry about my training for the next few weeks before I taper for my marathon on June 27th....  I may be kissing the 7:30 am runs goodbye and opting to run at 4am before I get the boys ready to go to school.

5 miles at 4 am (nice cool air).... 5 miles at 7:45 am.... (not so cool air)!!  The second 5 took me forever.... the heat and humidity here is starting to be a very bad thing!!  I am still sore- I am very frustrated.  I may have to start running at 3 am!!!  WTH??!

I cannot breath.  It is getting too hot and humid for me.  That is one thing that I don't tolerate well.  I am also sick.  It started yesterday with GI issues in the morning... then I had a fever and headache last night.  Slept really well and felt better this morning so I decided I would try to do a short distance.  It was stop and go the second 2.5 miles of the run.... I am in a slump.  I have decided that I will be joining the El Cid gym so that I can take a day or two and run on a treadmill in the airconditioning.  I am worried about losing speed in the next few weeks because I can't sustain my pace outside due to the heat and breathing problems.  I think I have a touch of asthma/emphysema from my many years of smoking.  At least the marathon will be in a cooler location - that should help a lot.  I think getting my legs off the pavement may help me too.  The PF in my right foot would probably benefit from less impact than running on cement like I typically do.  This is my game plan.  I need to change something to give me a feeling of confidence.  I have lost some recently because of the way I feel physically.

Workout #1 - 6am .... 5 miles stop and go in the humidity... average pace 8:28/mile. UGH.... Still recovering from the tummy bug. Heading over to run some treadmill miles at the gym in AC later!!!  I can't wait.... I can't breath here and it sucks!

 Workout #2 - 11am.....5.5 miles on the treadmill.... 8.2 - 8.5 mile per hour x 4 for 4 min. intervals.... the rest at 7 miles per hour.... not bad. 

REST DAY!!!

Well.... I cranked out 22 miles this morning- 17 on the malecon, 5 on the treadmill and no "wall" to speak of!! Just a few bushes and trees outside the gym window... LOL! No real issues breathing- took it slow- 9:17/mile average pace for the duration of the 17 miles. "Guesstimating" a 9:15 pace for the last 5 miles. 

Only stops were to refill my water bottle, to drink sports drink, and one bathroom stop at mile marker 16.25 due to some GI upset. When I finished the 17 miles on the malecon.... I decided to hop in the car and head over to some nice Airconditioning at the El Cid gym and finished off the run there.

Starting real early helped. I was well hydrated. Not that tired right now either! Endurance is building!! Alan and I positioned our cars so we had places to stop and get fluids along the malecon. Although we didn't run together this morning... seeing him run by was reassuring and motivating!!

I can see how a marathon can become total carnage though!! When I take the mileage up to 26.2/42k and add in the faster marathon pace.... it's gonna be a rear kicker!!!