Avoiding the rain

Timing was everything today. We had some terrific thunder and lightning storms today but strangely also some great sun. It rained in the morning, was sunny over lunch for my company barbeque, rained in the afternoon, stopped for my run and then started again after my run.

There must be some big thunderstorm traffic cop up in the sky holding things back for me today. I fully expected to get quite wet but wasn't to worried as it was fairly warm today. Warm rain is okay, cold November rains are another story.

My Peak centre schedule has me doing runs in the low, middle and upper part of my zone 1. To be technical for one second, Zone 1 as measured by peak is everything under 2 mMol of lactate acid accumulation. Under this amount the body can flush away any accumulations. As my fitness has improved this range has gotten larger. Now what is great is that the various Zone 1 runs are really starting to feel quite distinct. The upper part of my zone 1 for example is definitely much more of a workout than a low zone 1 workout.

There's no question that I can go quite a way in high zone 1 but the interesting part is that I'm still susceptible to muscle glycogen depletion and dehydration. So while the speed is manageable I cannot ignore the fluids and carbs especially when I'm out for a couple of hours. This is the part that I have to work on the most between now and NY in November.

The struggle I've had in all my races is to be able to get in enough carbs. I found that gels don't work well for me as they make stomach feels quite woozy after a while. I've been trying different things and some things in combination. The biggest problem is that I still burn a lot of carbs per minute (yes I said per minute). As I get into better shape and loose some more weight (10 more pounds to go) I should burn less carbs. This is a very slow process (slowler than my patience for sure).

I also learned after consultation that I may have been over ingesting fluids in my last marathon. So how to make sure I get enough fluids but not too much. Too much to think about tonight.

Tomorrows my day off followed by the 10k on Saturday. Jo-Anne will run her first official 5k Saturday. I'm going to try ad run with her after my race. What a great way to spend a Saturday morning.

Morning weight:- 200.6

Workout:-

- 20 min low zone 1
- 60 min high zone 1
- 20 min mid zone 1