I was still dealing with the blisters from my previous cycle for the entire 10 days of this cycle and in fact managed to get a new one just above the one that was healing!
I completed 6 of the 7 running sessions during this cycle for a total of 39 miles (I missed one 5 mile "Easy" session when the blisters were at their worst) and managed to get in all three important sessions.
I attempted to run my Tempo Workout at my Half Marathon Pace (7:35/mile) but went a little too quick on the downhill/flat middle miles. However, being faster than HMP is a good confidence builder anyway!
The track workout was the toughest one yet, mainly because of the 80 degree temperatures. I ran 12 x 400m with 200m rest intervals but by the time I got to #7, my heart rate wasn't even beginning to come down (from 160-165bpm) during the 200m jog. I decided to switch to 150m walking with 50m jogging as my rest interval, and that had the desired effect as my heart rate at least got back down to 130bpm or so.
It was another warm day for my 12 mile long run and I noticed that my hat was covered in salt at the end of my run. I had been sweating a lot and even though I had consumed two GU's, I felt drained at the end of my run and craved salty things. I have since purchased some SUCCEED S Caps to increase the amount of sodium (and other electrolytes) that I replace during my run and I plan on testing them during my next long run.
Cycle 2
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1: Tempo Workout (25 minutes): 6 miles (4 @ Tempo): 7:33, 7:26, 7:22, 7:31
2: Rest/Cross-Train - Rest
3: 5 miles Easy - Rest
4: Speedwork (12 x 400) -12 x 400 (1:31, 1:29, 1:28, 1:27, 1:27, 1:28, 1:35, 1:32, 1:32, 1:31, 1:34, 1:29)
5: Cross-Train -Yoga
6: 5 miles Easy - 5 miles @ 7:56
7: 5 miles Easy - 5 miles Easy@ 8:26
8: Long Run (10-12 miles) - 12 miles @ 8:21
9: Rest - Rest
10: 5 miles Easy - 5 miles Easy (Trail)
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