Sunday Running Log #5

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I know I am few days late with my Sunday Log, but I am still recovering from a long weekend.  Have you been waiting with bated breath?  I apologize for keeping you waiting.

On Sunday, the gusts of Gustav made for another challenging run, however I managed to run 12 miles as planned even though I thought I was going to pass out every step of the way.  The intense wind made for another day of unplanned resistance training.  I also felt very dehydrated which required me to stop for many water breaks.  As you can imagine, I wasn’t really happy with my overall performance of my run on Sunday.  Therefore, this Sunday, I will be running another 12 miles to try and improve my performance.

With the combination of the wind and my miles, I felt completed shattered after my run, as if I over trained.  Although later that day, I discovered that I had a bit of a stomach bug.  My dehydration and exhaustion was only the start of the symptoms.  Nausea soon set in and I actually spent most of Sunday in bed.  Now, my DH has it.  Poor thing!

This week, I plan to increase my weight training.  Hopefully, it will improve my performance on Sunday.

About the author

Denise
From start to finish, Denise is Run DMT, a Tampa Bay homeschooling mom on the run trying to maintain an easy pace through it all between races and raising three beautiful, brilliant adultish kids (ages 23, 19, 14). In 2007, I discovered a passion for running and in February 2015, I completed my tenth marathon. I continue to train for a variety of races and even host annual 5K. In 2023, I became a certified group fitness instructor and teach P.E. in my homeschool co-op.