Today was a workout with a warm up then 60 minutes of marathon pace for a mile with a 2 minute jog in between. This should not be that hard. It was hot. It was humid. My stomach did not feel well. After the third repeat I had a gut ache and had to go to the bathroom. I headed to the port-a-pottie at the Al Foster Trailhead. Then I noticed that the signs on the new bathrooms that said "closed" were gone. I walked over and found the new bathrooms are open! They are beautiful. They are clean and bright. They have flush toilets and a sink with soap to wash my hands. I even splashed cool water on my face. They have an electric light. This was luxury for a runner. I continued on my run. During the fifth repeat the gut ache hit again. I was a half mile from the bathroom. I had to walk back to the bathroom because running may have caused soiling of some type. I considered jogging to complete the miles but this is where mental toughness has to come in. I did the last repeat then finished the 10 mile workout with a jog. I was dripping wet when I finished.
The average temperature for September 21 is 78 degrees. Today was almost 20 degrees warmer than that.
I need to be more mindful about what I eat for lunch when I am going to run a long workout in the late afternoon/evening. Today I had a whole wheat bagel with hummus and guacamole and a banana. Maybe I should stick to peanut butter.
My legs always feel tired. I am hoping that after tapering they feel fresh for the marathon. When I watch the Cardinals they talk about the pitchers having "dead arm". I feel like I have "dead legs". Maybe I need to be sent back to the minor leagues for a while.
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