- Tuesday: 20 minutes of yoga at the airport
- Wednesday: Rest
- Thursday: 7 miles (9:40 on the treadmill and increased .1 mph every mile)
- Friday: 30 min elliptical (a.m.)
- Saturday: Rest
- Sunday: 15 miles
- Total: 22 miles
Running in those kind of temperatures is something I haven't done since, well, possibly never. But with layering (3 on top with running tights) and gloves and a headband, I was comfortable when I was running.
My splits look okay.
Mile 1& 2: ???Mile 3: 10:16Mile 4: 10:21Mile 5: 10:07Mile 6: 10:53Mile 7: 10:20Mile 8: 10:35Mile 9: 10:00Mile 10: 10:13Mile 11: 8:15Mile 12: 10:10Mile 13: 10:25Mile 14: 9:15Mile 15: 9:38
These really make me question how accurate my phone/this app is at recording my splits. Mile 11 in 8:15? Unlikely. Most of the others seem okay, but the splits for mile 14 and 15 seem slightly fishy. I did really want to be done, so maybe I ran faster? I felt amazingly good for this run. The 13.5 miler from 2 weeks ago didn't go so swell and I was nervous that I wouldn't be able to make it 15 miles, but I didn't need to worry. Sure I was tired, but I never felt like I couldn't do it.
Matt was visiting this weekend which honestly made me think about skipping out on my long run. I felt guilty for leaving him for 2.5 hours to go run after I left him for 3 hours on Saturday for book club. I talked about this before on my blog, but I feel guilty when I have to do long workouts when I am spending time with family or friends. It is definitely self-imposed as Matt didn't complain or try to talk me out of it at all. In the end, I convinced myself to go because I would regret it when I had to run 16 miles next weekend. Matt tried to go for a bike ride while I was gone, but the colder weather seems so much worse on a bike. He suffered through 45 minutes before crying uncle because his face was so cold.
Once I got back to my apartment I was freezing cold. Shivering, chattering teeth, shaking-all of it. I burrito myself in a quilt and laid on my bed and I still couldn't warm up. After laying there for about 20 minutes, I took my temperature because I was still so cold and it was only 95.5 degrees. Normally, my body temperature runs in the low 97's, but this was a new record for me. The only way I managed to warm up was to take a long, hot shower. It felt so good to be warm again.
I did some Google-searching and besides finding out that I have some terrible disease or hypothermia (Please note the sarcasm), all I managed to come up with is that I was dehydrated. (Also I don't recommend Googling your symptoms, it always comes back with the worst possible outcome instead of the most likely cause). Dehydration makes the most sense because I don't carry water with me on runs and I didn't have a lot to drink Sunday morning or on Saturday. I'm going to be more aware of my hydration next weekend!
Has anyone every experienced this kind of can't-get-warm feeling after a run?