It was hard to finish last night's workout but I got through it by thinking of it in three one-hour chunks. I had to fight negative thoughts about being up so late, knowing I'd have to be up this morning to take care of my son, take him to school, participate in a 10a conference call and then put in a day at the office. Thankfully, I should wrap up at 5:30pm today.
A couple of things about the workout-longest time EVER on an elliptical. It takes me roughly twice as long to complete the mileage on a Cybex arc trainer as compared to running. The plan called for 9 miles and I completed that.
That's enough of the negative crap. Here's some of the things which were positive and kept my mind busy while I "ellipted" all over myself last night:
The Red Sox and Rays kept me company for as long as they could until Evan Longoria smacked a 13th inning Home Run into left field at the Trop. He also hit a HR in the 8th to tie the score at two. That irked me a little but it was good theatre. Sox are now 1.5 games behind the Yankees in the Eastern Division and 4 games up on the Rangers in the race for the AL Wildcard spot.
I listened to LOTS of podcasts. RunDiggerRun showed me the Ladybird Johnson monument in Washington, D.C. and I got to hear about his first 16 miler.
I re-listened to the Runners Roundtable with Lyle McDonald about nutrition and proper fueling for runnings. Big takeaway and one that has been reinforced by other trainer friends of mine recently: "you can OUT EAT any training easily." So if you're thinking because you are running, you don't need to watch what you eat, you are mistaken. You have to pay MORE attention to your nutrition, if anything, to ensure proper recovery.
Podrunner-It was too fast, but mind numbing white noise.
The Today Show-note to self: If you find yourself in a room choosing between severing a limb with a rusty spoon, or listening to Meredith Viera, give serious consideration to the amputation. I always thought that job should have gone to Campbell Brown.
Team Point Two playlist-Big ups to Nicole for creating this list of songs that motivates me and my TP2 teammates.
Fuel on the run consisted of three 16 oz waters with Camelbak Elixir tablets, half a G2, and two Chocolate Hammer Gels. Felt right.
Rest day today. I'm ready for it.
2 comments:
Hey Chris. I'm awful sorry about you having to "ellipticize" so much... but am happy that you're making lemonade!
Myself, I have been under the weather and feel LOST without running. I think I might be able to walk tomorrow.
I love your honesty about your struggles to stay positive — it's amazing what a difference it makes to identify negative thoughts and replace them with positive ones, and it's one of my ongoing (probably lifelong) battles! Good job on the workout, and enjoy your rest day today!
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