Why do I always do this? I planned to run 16 miles today. But I abused my body again.
I was up until 12:30 am, watching television. 6 hours later, I woke up. I was out the door at 7:20 am but it was too darn hot and humid. I could only go 10 miles in 2 hours. I probably could have pushed to get 16 miles but I was slowing down significantly and did not want to risk injury /sickness in the heat and humidity.
12 more weeks until the Chicago marathon. I’ll try for the 16 miler again next weekend. This time though, I need to follow some basic rules.
1. Get 8 hours or more of sleep the night before.
2. Eat a sensible dinner and a sensible breakfast.
3. Wake up at 5:00 am. Waking up past 6:30 am when the sun has already been up for 30 minutes, just is too much if I am going to run 16 miles. By the time I hit the trail, temperatures are already soaring.
