Workout: 5 minute warmup, 9 x 400M repeats with 2 minute jog breaks, 5 minute cool down

Distance: 5.32 miles

Time: 51:17

Splits: 1:38, 1:33, 1:34, 1:39, 1:38, 1:42, 1:44, 2:37, 1:36

Location: Towpath – Piscataway, NJ

So, having taken yesterday off due to not feeling well (was asleep by 5:30 p.m.  - slept till 7 a.m.), I decided to come back with a BANG today and do some speedwork.  The weather was right…overcast but warm, not too humid.  So I decided to go to the Towpath so I could do everything on a flat straightaway on packed dirt.  Set my Garmin and away I went.  First few repeats went well..felt strong and solid…kept the pace steady.  After #5, which had the one hill that stretch of the Towpath had in it, I decided to mix in some walking in my “jog breaks”.  6 and 7 came and went…slower and a bit more labored.  I decided to skip 8, just extend my “jog break”, and finish strong with the last one.  #9 was not a happy one, but it was on pace with the first few so that was good.

So, here is a lesson for one and all: do not do speedwork (or any very strenuous exercise) when you haven’t eaten much over the past 24 hours.  Speedwork takes fuel, takes lots of energy, and if you haven’t really eaten you are lacking both.  Because I slept so much last night, I didn’t have dinner.  I had my usual cereal for breakfast, than a salad and some fruit for lunch.  Virtually no protein, and no carbs (unless vegs are carbs…are they).  So yeah…I did not feel well after my run.  I stopped at the supermarket to get ice for an ice bath, and got Boston Market for dinner.  But standing in line at both places I felt like I was just gonna pass out.  Luckily I made it home, ate my dinner, took my ice bath, and now I’m typing away and ready to go to bed.

Oh, and I almost forgot, I got these dark chocolate cocoa covered almonds from the supermarket.  They taste great, and they come in 100 calorie packs.  There’s actually a lot in the pack.  They’re healthy and good for you!  Try them out if you get a chance…they make a great mid afternoon snack.

Run on friends!