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week ten summary

8/6/2013

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I started out the week strong...and finished a little weak.  On Friday, I planned to hit the gym after work to run on the treadmill, but someone was using it, so I headed home to my apartment gym.  It is air conditioned, but the work gym has fans that blow directly on you when you run.  I am a hot person - meaning, I'm always warmer than average.  After a hot day at work, the fans help a lot.  I lasted about 35 of the 50 minutes on the treadmill before I felt overheated.  Understandable, it's been in the 90s all week.  It was 77 degrees at 5:30 am today.  I walked the rest of the 50 minutes.

On Saturday, I used the elliptical at my apartment gym - the one with the multiple settings and requested actions during the workout (i.e. bend knees, reverse stride, lift heels, etc.) - for 30 minutes.  Before the endurance run on Sunday, I had brunch with friends and went to see Jaws at the Tampa Theatre.  I had a great time - I had never seen it on the big screen and the theatre was built in 1926, so it's very intricate.  The pre-movie organist was an awesome addition.  So...when I got home, I didn't want to wait until it go dark (to "cool off") because then I would be hungry, so I bit the bullet - and the 85 degrees - and went for my run.  I got 3 miles into it and realized I should have brought water.  I don't normally run when it's that hot out, and my body was not happy.  I walked with the intention of starting to run again after 10 minutes, but 2 minutes into running for the 2nd time, I stopped.  I should have never stopped.  It's all mental and I could have fought through it.  Tough medicine...but a good lesson to learn.  I'll push myself harder next time.
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