Treadmill
This entry was posted on 7/20/2011 10:15 PM and is filed under uncategorized.
I'm all for toughing it out through the heat, but when the heat index goes into the triple digits, that's where I draw the line. There's a difference between getting acclimated and just suffering. Yesterday I did an easy 8 inside and still was soaked by the end, even with a fan right next to me.
Today I did a workout inside that I definitely wouldn't have been able to do outside at any point today. After a 2.5 mile warm up with some strides, I rolled straight into 3 miles in 18:24, then an easy 1/2 mile jog, then into another fast 3 miles in 18:00, another easy 1/2 mile jog, and into a final 3 @ 17:48. The first two fast sections felt fine. I was relaxed and cruising. The last one was tough but I got through it. A nice easy 1.5 to cool down made it a total of 14 miles on the treadmill @ 1:33. I'm pretty sure that is the most miles I've ever run on the treadmill.
Tomorrow and Friday are looking to be at least as hot as today. I'll probably be logging some more miles staring at the basement wall, but at least I'm getting my runs in safely.
