I am back after a long time off of blogging. But since my workout today was so difficult, I could not resist putting up a blog.
It has recently turned very hot in Lexington, KY this week. I knew today was going to be hot, but I just did not realized how hot is was really going to be. Dave Kuendig, Eric and I went over to the UK arboretum to do repeats in the woods, which thankfully was shaded. I ran about 14 minutes of warm up, and then started my first repeat. The workout was 1 x 2 mile, 3 minutes rest, 2 x 1 mile, 2 minutes rest after each, 4 x .5 mile with 1 minute rest after each. I successfully did the 2 mile run, but made the mistake of running with Eric who is much faster than me. We did the first half of the 2 miles at a 6:30 pace, which is fast for me. It took us 13:30 for the two mile, which was a good time, but too fast, I knew I was going to die, and I did! The first mile repeat was ok, 7:02 pace, then the second one was 7:29-kicked my butt! I decided to skip the first .5 mile repeat since I was having so much difficulty breathing and my legs were not firing anymore. I did the three x .5 mile run in: 3:41, 3;36, 3:27, which is not bad since is was the end of the workout! Oh, did I forget to say it was hot? 92 degrees to be exact! Thank God we were in the shade. I did take water and Gatorade with me so that I could at least have something to drink. I was smoked after the run. We had about a 10 minutes job back to UK, and even that was difficult. Dave and Eric did a great job on their run. This is my first workout in the heat, but I am racing next weekend and it is supposed to be hot. I am also training for Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 race in August and I heard the run will be hot with no shade, so today was good practice for the hot part. Lesson learned from today: Do not try to keep up with Eric! The 2-miler killed me!
Final note of the day: Tony White, of Mideast Multisport, is competing in the World Championships in Canada tomorrow. You can view live video and results at www.triathlon.org Please go check out the page! We wish him the best of luck! Until next time,
Beth Atnip, MS, NSCA-CPT, USAT Level 1 Triathlon Coach
