This morning I eked out another training run before my calltime! I got up at 5:15am to squeeze out 10 miles over the Queensboro Bridge and around Central Park. I did much slower than what I felt (7:44s), though I did do considerably faster than yesterday (8:05s). My legs, particularly around the back of my ankles near my Achilles, felt stiff but manageable. I think the high humidity played a factor in my recent slow speeds, though certainly the dip in my training has had some impact. For example, over a month ago I covered this same route in about the same temperature in less time, though the humidity may have been much less. Still, it’s remarkable I could even get this run in in light of my intense schedule right now, which when I think of it nearly makes me want to cry. Here are today’s deets:
I’ve been dosing up on ArginMax and quercetin like last year, and I did for today’s run, too. I also had 1 ibuprofen. My shoes seem to me close to shot or beyond shot, and I’m trying to figure out if I’m going to receive my new Mizunos in time for the NYC Marathon so I can test them out.
Yesterday was around 70, today 64, but they felt about the same, and didn’t feel all that humid, honestly–just wet.
There isn’t much more to report outside of just getting in this darn run. It was dark nearly the entire run, so that was kinda cool. Now, onto the next thing to do today!