A downright balmy morning at 29 degrees. Light snow, strong wind and sloppy slushy streets made for the most unpleasant run of my stay here.
The best part was actually my fartlek run on the treadmill. The plan was 3x10 minutes at 5:15 with 3 mins rest between each. It was my first ever workout on a treadmill and it wasn't nearly as bad as I suspected. The biggest problem was the hot and humid nature of the room. I did the first two reps in 5:08-5:10 pace. I was sweating profusely but wasn't cooling at all which had me concerned. So five minutes in to the final 10 minute rep I called it quits. I was starting to get lightheaded and dizzy so I was actually fearing some overheating problems. So I just bailed on the final 5 minutes and finished up with four miles outside in the sloppy mess.
Planning on a long run tomorrow morning early before heading off to Berlin for a couple of days. There is a track within 1k of my hotel there so i am hoping it is open so I can do some 1200m repeats on Saturday. | 