Oh, my gosh, I just filled in the top of this workout and my enbrel arrived!!!! My stomach is all a-flutter. I have to wait for it to get to room temperature then phase 2 of my training begins. I think I'll write up this workout backwards. 9am-- I am driving through the Salem farmlands and it is sunny and blue skies. I am searching for my hat and gloves and coat which I foolishly discarded in the second mile of my eight mile tempo. Why couldn't the weather have been like this during the tempo? 8am-- gulping down oatmeal with blueberries. 7:50--in the shower, I am moaning because I am pretty sure I have legs under my waist, but I can't feel them, and I can't feel my toes. 7:48--I made it! but why are my toes a funky blue color? 7:35--I squeal as I enter the ice bath. I have a goal of 12 minutes this time, its 46F, my slimfast shake isn't cold enough, I used all the ice on the bath, but I figure I don't need my drink cold since my bottom half is freezing. I chug the drink, read Bleak House, and try to forget about the ice. 6:55 I jump out of the car and hit the bushes, realizing I am not going to make it home without a pitstop. 6:50 get to my car, done with 13 miles 6:40 done with tempo, relieved I didn't give up during it I did an 8 mile "steady state" run which I guess is faster than marathon pace, but slower than 1/2 marathon pace. It is supposed to be 6:26-6:38. I was gunning for 6:38, since I haven't done longer than a 6 mile tempo (or a 5.6 mile race) in 15 months. It was brutal. We started the tempo into the wind and snowing, but thought, that's ok I'll have tailwind eventually. I suppose I did at some point, but I swear, 80% of the time the snow was in my face. At 6 miles I thought that there must be some acid in the snow because it was irritating my eyeballs and I couldn't keep my eyes open for long periods, I wished I had my hat. My watch registered the pace at 6:42 overall, but I tracked one mile on the 1/2 marathon race course and it was 6 seconds faster than my watch. So I put today's tempo into the course tool, and it said 8.15, in keeping with my lame watch's tendencies. So if you count it at 8.15 miles, then my pace was 6:34. I think I like the faster pace better, I'll take that one. Basically I think I need alot more practice with tempos, so I can get mentally and physically tougher. I am satisfied with this workout, given the weather and my recent SI issues. I had tightness in the outside hip bone area the whole time, a 1 when running easy, a 1-2 when running faster. It feels like it is bruised. Not as concerning as SI pain or whole glute seizure. Ok. I gave myself the shot. So glad I didn't faint because noone's home. I guess I am not so tough. I had to tell myself to breathe, then I had to tell myself to not hyperventilate. A bathroom is a dangerous place to pass out. It wasn't too bad, just stung a little. I better go eat something . . . :D
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