Taught a lesson
Last night, Elizabeth and I celebrated our second anniversary (a little delayed) by going out on a nice dinner date. Dinner was great and we had a really nice time. At dinner, I drank a bit of sake. Certainly not a lot, but a lot compared to the zero alcohol I’ve had in the last couple weeks! This morning I re-confirmed why I haven’t been drinking recently: I woke up a little worse for wear. I wasn’t hungover like I used to know hungover, but I was tired from not sleeping very well, my stomach was a little off, I had a bit of a headache and I was totally dehydrated. Man! Luckily, I’d anticipated that and had planned on doing today’s run later in the day. Because I’m doing a long run tomorrow (my last before the marathon), I had a relatively light and slow run scheduled for today. Normally, I would have done it after work, but I wanted to do it as early as possible today so I’d have enough time to recover before tomorrow. I snuck out at lunch and went to the gym to change. As luck would have it, it was raining, and because I need my shoes dry for tomorrow’s run, I decided to run on the treadmill for the first time since early Spring.
During the run, I watched some MTV, some Sportscenter and a little NFL films. It’s definitely more boring that running outside and my legs ached a little more than usual, but it wasn’t horrible. Hopefully, I’ll be able to mostly run outside all winter. I felt much better by the time I was running and even better now, after the run. Tomorrow night is Elizabeth’s birthday and we’re doing a dinner for her. I’m sure I’ll have my share of wine at dinner, but I’m taking Sunday off and I figure those will be my last drinks until after the marathon.
October 20 – Run
Distance: 6 miles
Time: 50 minutes
Average heart rate: 136
Course: indoor/treadmill