TransRockies Training week 6

This weeks training was in some super hot super humid weather.  The good news is I am feeling stronger as I head into the toughest week of training yet. Here is the recap of last weeks training:

Tuesday July 20: 8 Miles My head game for this run was avoiding any back tracking or out and back on this eight miler. I did a pretty good.
Wednesday July 21: XTR 2 miles at 15% elevation on the treadmill, 50 push ups and 100 sit ups
Thursday July 22: 6.57 miles of hills – Good hill workout. I did 5 repeats on steep smaller hills I could sprint up and then take a breather at the top and then 3 on long grinding hills that really sapped the energy out of the legs. I felt good that it felt so hard and I was able to do it.
Saturday July 24: 12.21 miles – Baltimore broke a record for the hottest LOW in history. It was 86º at 5 a.m. CRAZY. I met up with Paulie G. and ran two miles from his house to meet up with about 50 runners practicing for the Baltimore Marathon (pictured above). I spotted a couple other DM runners there, Jenna O. and David D. I ran with a hydration backpack and needed it.  Good run overall, I was happy with my pace especially in this heat.

Sunday July 25: 20.21 miles – I met up with Jeff Arricale and Becky at Charm City Run. We ran 12 miles together in some hot hot heat. I continued on to get my twenty in. Around mile 14 the wheels came off. This is what this training is about, getting to a crash point and moving forward. The heat had gotten to me and my stomach was turning. I was feeling pretty nauseous. I walked for a little bit to get my bearings back it worked. I was back to running and just let my self walk when I needed to. I finished up running and was happy to be on my way home. I drank 4 liters of water and one 16 oz Vitamin Water during the run.

I stopped at a Royal Farms on the way home and picked up two bags of ice for my ice bath. The bath was great! Recovery socks on, and I am ready for tomorrow’s run.

Another week down, I can feel the Rocky Mountain high getting closer. Thursday night we are having a fundraiser to help The Baltimore Child Abuse Center.  Please feel free to contribute to the cause.

Believe in the run.

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