Training dumpster
Posted on 14. Jun, 2008 by Brad in Training
My recent training has been really bad and I’m in danger of not being prepared for Lake Tahoe next month. I’ve been meaning to get out on the trail as much as possible, but work has gotten in the way quite a bit. This week was a real challenge with long days followed by work-related dinners in the evening, which really left no time for running.
Today I hit the trail during the heat of the day, hoping to go for a couple hours. But by the 4-mile mark I had a lot of nausea and thought it best to haul it in rather than get myself feeling really bad. At least I was able to keep my usual slow ~10:45/mile pace. I was also experimenting with nuun, the electrolyte replacement. I had a glass of the kona cola flavor with my late lunch and it tasted pretty good. Then I took the tri-berry with me on the run. Between the two, I prefer the kona cola because it’s not quite as strong. I picked the nuun up at Tom’s Bicycles at 6861 South Peoria and the help there was really friendly.
I hope to get a long run in tomorrow morning so I can see where I’m at without all the heat. I’ve been managing 6-milers pretty easily but I need a good 25+ miler to be better prepared for Tahoe. If the 50-mile distance doesn’t get me, the altitude surely will. Otherwise, my only hope to make it across the finish line will be riding in a baby jogger pushed by one of my NTTR friends :-)
