SCHEDULE: Long Run and Stretch.
RUN:
Length: 5 mi.
Time: 47 minutes
Pace: 9:26 per mile
Calories Burned: 776
CONDITIONS: Some wind, partly sunny
DESCRIPTION: I have always known that water is important. However, today I learned the hard way just how much more important water is than I originally thought. About two miles into my run, everything started. The cramps, tired legs, poor breathing, etc. It was like a chain reaction that I couldn’t stop. Around mile 2.5, I began wondering why was having such bad cramps at this point, when I had just run a 4.2 mile race and had had barely any cramps at all? Then I noticed the dry mouth, chapped lips, etc. My water intake today compared with the average amount of water that I take in during a normal day was definitely lower. I had to cut my run short (I was planning on doing something closer to six miles), and there were several times that I had to stop and walk. This is my first real trial so far in my two weeks of real running. Fortunately, I know what the problem is and it is easily correctible: just drink more water before, during, and after running! I still have two more runs before the Parker Road Race (5 miles) in Devens on Sunday, so hopefully I’ll be able to straighten everything out.
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