Workout #10

Today was Workout #10.  There are only three more workouts on the schedule.  Only 37 days until the marathon.  Only 11 days until the half marathon.

Today's workout:

I started at Sherman beach and did the 2 mile warm up.

Next the plan called for 5 times 1000 at 10k pace.  I am really bad at keeping paces.  I turned up the Hamiton Carr Trail to run toward Rockwood Reservation.  I did my first couple repeats.  Then I saw the track at the middle school and decided to do repeats on the track.  I quickly remembered how boring running on a track is especially when I am by myself.  There were kids having soccer practice on the field but I was the only crazy one running circles around the track.  The track being black soaks up the heat from the sun all day.  Then the heat radiates back to the runner.  It was hot.  After two repeats I had enough of the track and headed back to the shaded trail for the last repeat.

The workout ended with a three mile cool down.  My legs were tired at the end.  

When I run at the end of my work day but before dinner I feel like I am running out of fuel.  Today it occurred to me when I was done that I should have eaten a Shot Block at some point.