Weekly distance: 8 miles
Training distance: 121.36 Miles
Pace: 11:45
Time/Temperature: 9:30 p.m. Inside treadmill run
Weight: 142
Today was a cross training day on my schedule. But since I did a few cross training workouts over the weekend, I ran today. I tried so hard to get the full 11 miles out from yesterday, but my legs just weren't having it. I am very tired. So I am going to just let that go and move on with my new week of running! There is quite a bit of it on the schedule for this week so I have to get myself mentally prepared.
I ran on the treadmill today and had to guess on my pace. My treadmill was given to me and while the belt works not much else does. I don't trust the time at all. According to the time on the machine I was running at around a 15 minute pace and I know my pace very well and it was not a 15 min. pace. So I think I was running around 11:45. It was a nice respite to run inside and watch the Bachelor while sweating away. I do like that. But I also felt like a hamster and just got bored. I noticed that my stride isn't as long as a treadmill either. I have a very long stride and it annoyed me that it was shortened. I think I get nervous on the treadmill that I will hit the front of it and subconsciously shorten my stride. My treadmill also has the bad legs broken so my entire run was at about a 3 grade incline. Reminds me of Hardy trail in Chattanooga which also has about four miles of gradual but continual incline at the start.
Oh an injury note, my toenails continue to just randomly break off in strange ways or fall off completely. My boyfriend had to do baby toenail surgery this evening due to this. I wish this would stop happening! It makes me feel like I am rotting or something. :-) But after the last of my baby toenail was successfully removed my run felt so much better! I am keeping them short and cut and yet this is still happening. Any runner friends have any idea on how to minimize toenail issues that I am obviously not thinking about?
Treadmill running is the worst but sometimes necessary, at least in Chicago (though I insist on running outside whenever there's not snow underfoot, no matter how cold). On the toenails, what's your sock situation? Avoid cotton and go for the thinnest sock you can get. As for mileage, remember that it's only when you run beyond ten miles that your body begins learning how to deal with glycogen depletion and to manage your glycogen burn, and that's really critical in marathoning. That's not to say you can't rearrange your mileage schedule to cope with how your body is feeling day to day, but be sure to get as many of those long runs in as possible as they are far more important in your preparation than sub-10 milers (especially if you aren't focused on speed work to drop your pace). See, now you are getting me back into this. I may have to sign up for another one.
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