I've had no long runs over 30 minutes since my 22 miler...that is NOT how one is supposed to taper, but it's the "strategy" I'm currently engaging in. After needing a whole week to deal with stomach issues (supposedly mild food poisoning, but unlike any I've ever had since it lasted all week), I started back at the gym doing elliptical and bike work to build cardio back up. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday I did mild cardio, even some raquetball (if you can call it that how we just hit the ball back and forth) to get my heart rate up.
Today I waited until around noon to go for what was supposed to be a 8-10 miler cuz I was busy around the house. Plus the weather was threatening rain or storms. But, they never came, so out I went. But I had no energy and felt really flat. I basically walked most of the way with the dogs, only about 1 mile. The sun came out and the dogs were getting heated, so I took them back to the house. I decided to get up and go for a run tomorrow morning instead. We will see if I feel any more like it in the morning (or if the weather concurs) cuz I really do need to get a good easy long run to build my confidence back up before the race!
Tonight is the Braves game so I need to stay hydrated in the heat and while drinking beer...my game strategy will be 1.5 bottles of water for every beer...Tarrus better bring a lot of cash, I think the Dasini costs more than the cheap American beer.
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Game update. I had TWO veggie dogs at the game...TWO! It just felt like the right thing to do...twice. And 2 Heinekens...and 1 rain delay...and 1 set of delayed Friday night fireworks----WOHOO!!
ReplyDeleteI've been eating veggie dogs at games to promote them! The ones in Boston were tasteless, but I figured it was a good cause (and I was hungry!)
ReplyDeleteThese weren't much better, but it's the whole idea of it....hot dog at a Baseball game, with ketchup, mustard, and relish, all washed down with a good ole Heineken, just like when I was a kid!!
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