"Have to catch my breath." That's what I was saying this morning when I slowed down for a recovery from my second speed runs interval. The humidity again was higher than what I was used too, and I found myself pondering, "just how long is the acclimazation going to take?"
A 3/4 mile warm up, then a 1 mile speed run in 7:07, which should have been in 6:50-something. Then a 1/2 mile recovery, and a second 1 mile speedrun which took 7:16 ... yikes. I thought my recovery was going to have me pull a lung up out through my mouth, but I finally started breathing oxygen again, and after a jog of 1.75 miles, I finished up with my 5 mile speedwork run.
I sound like a new or beginning runner, but this change in climate has really messed me up. And to think that it is just 1 day shy of me being back here for 3 weeks. When we first landed on the 17th it wasn't this HOT or HUMID but it sure got this way pretty fast. The other thing is, I used to run sub 14:00 2 mile runs without extra training here on Kelley Hill, Fort Benning, GA and in Iraq I was still nailing a 6:25 1 mile as little as 2 months ago.
Just like everything, it seems ... this deployment seems to be the hardest to get over.
On RunnersWorld.com I posted an answer about favorite drinks while racing. I answered:
Wow, am I going to get blasted for this ...I like a mix of Mountain Dew and Rip It (3:2 ratio) That's not to take away from water or sports drinks, it's more of an addition too. I caution not to rely on anything that has a lot of taurine in it, as that it is basically a chemical naturally produced and related to bile. Discussions I actually wasn't flamed or blasted and told of ultra-marathoners getting Coke or Mountain Dew on their races.
PT tonight: ABS. HOOAH!
A 3/4 mile warm up, then a 1 mile speed run in 7:07, which should have been in 6:50-something. Then a 1/2 mile recovery, and a second 1 mile speedrun which took 7:16 ... yikes. I thought my recovery was going to have me pull a lung up out through my mouth, but I finally started breathing oxygen again, and after a jog of 1.75 miles, I finished up with my 5 mile speedwork run.
I sound like a new or beginning runner, but this change in climate has really messed me up. And to think that it is just 1 day shy of me being back here for 3 weeks. When we first landed on the 17th it wasn't this HOT or HUMID but it sure got this way pretty fast. The other thing is, I used to run sub 14:00 2 mile runs without extra training here on Kelley Hill, Fort Benning, GA and in Iraq I was still nailing a 6:25 1 mile as little as 2 months ago.
Just like everything, it seems ... this deployment seems to be the hardest to get over.
On RunnersWorld.com I posted an answer about favorite drinks while racing. I answered:
Wow, am I going to get blasted for this ...I like a mix of Mountain Dew and Rip It (3:2 ratio) That's not to take away from water or sports drinks, it's more of an addition too. I caution not to rely on anything that has a lot of taurine in it, as that it is basically a chemical naturally produced and related to bile. Discussions I actually wasn't flamed or blasted and told of ultra-marathoners getting Coke or Mountain Dew on their races.
PT tonight: ABS. HOOAH!
1 comment:
Kinda funny reading about your being worried that a bunch of skinny runners would "flame" you for posting that you like your unique beverage, considering you recently RETURNED FROM COMBAT!!!! Hooah, thank you for your service. Drive on, Airborne!
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