I ran 7 miles tonight and fortunately the heat wave appears to be over for the time being. Don't get me wrong--I am not one to typically complain about the heat. However, I feel like lately my running has suffered a little due to how warm it has been. Anyway, I ran tonight when it was about 70 degrees and it felt great.
On Saturday morning, I ran 14 miles. It was a pretty good run. It's funny that the Saturday before I couldn't even make it 12, but this time 14 seemed fairly easy. I got home and took an ice bath--and I didn't really have any soreness or anything. It was a nice long run for me.
Tonight on my run I was reminded of something that I do need to keep in mind. At mile 2, I felt like crap. I was a little bit light-headed and almost dizzy, and I just didn't have it. I told myself I'd only go 4 miles since it wasn't my day. However, by mile 4, I felt pretty good and was able to keep running. It's a good reminder that if you can push through a hard spot in your run things often do get better. I really don't know why.
The Chicago Half was another good example of that for me. At about mile 3, I was thinking I was going to have a miserable race. That feeling continued for a few more miles. At about mile 8, I was thinking things were okay. It doesn't make sense that I feel better at mile 8 than at mile 3, but it happens. I need to always tell myself to hang in there when the going gets tough because it's likely things will improve. (I know that's some deep life lesson as well...but I don't feel like getting into that.)
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