First Runners High

March 6 (Week 3 Day 4) Ironman Triathlon Training

I realized this morning that I never wrote about what I did yesterday morning, well it wasn't much so maybe that's why I didn't write about it. Yesterday morning I had my last physical therapy appointment, great for my neck and back but not really a workout so onwards.

Last night I think for the first time in my life I experienced a runners high. I started off with my normal 30 minute constant run but this time increased it up to 7mph completed that with ease then took 40-50 second breaks every ten minutes while still running at 7 mph. For some reason right around the hour mark I started to feel more energized then I had since the first 5 minutes of the run and just continued on for the last 30 minutes at 6.7 mph. In all i finished the 90 minute run right at 10 miles. It felt really good to finish the first 9 miles 5 minutes faster then I had previously been able to do it and then to complete the 10 mile was awesome. I finished up by walking another mile (I was in the middle of watching Survivor so I couldn't just leave).

This morning though my legs felt like jello again and I finally got a blister on my one foot, figured it was bound to happen sooner or later, so I didn't do any exercising, however, if I work out tonight and do a short workout tomorrow (supposed to be my day off) then I will for the first time completed every workout I was supposed to do for the week according to my training guide. I might not have finished all of them in order or on the right days but I will have done all of them.