I sleep therefore I run?

[SkiMonday]

This was going to be a post about how rubbish today's run was but then I realised it's good to be able to do any running in this heat. Unusually for me, I'm sleeping OK in this heat which means that I can get out for my runs.

Last Thursday, I did 2 intervals, each 20 minutes. The first was comforably within my target and the second was 1 second / km below. This week, the first interval was 2 seconds / km below and the second, 1:19/km below target. I've just checked and last week it was 16C whereas today I think it was around 20C.

I guess I should be happy with having got out there and managing to cover a total of 10k.

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Yes you should. 10k is a lot when it’s this warm. Well done!

[misswobble Marathon]

Yes, that’s great! 👍😃🏃‍♂️💦🥵. I did a 7k yesterday after about 2k of intervals, but it was a struggle.

Looking ahead to this weekend when I have a 17 km run, it seems that Saturday is going to be coolest at 20 degrees, with heavy rain. The heavy rain sounds gorgeous doesn’t it 😁💦💦☔️

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to misswobble]

Sure does! It's due to hit us in Bristol on Friday morning; having run this morning, tomorrow's my gap day so I'll miss out on the rain. Looks like my best bet for the weekend long run is Sunday morning.

Enjoy your run in the rain!

[misswobble Marathon in reply to SkiMonday]

I went out to do 17 km but ended up doing 20 km to get me back home

Last night I couldn’t sleep as it was too hot so I got up. I was tucking into porridge and peanut butter at 4.00 am 😃😋. I went back to bed after pottering about in the kitchen and didn’t get up til 12.30 pm

🛏 💤 😴 I think the run took more out of me than I thought. Just had a big cooked breakfast to restore my equilibrium Feel ok now 😁

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to misswobble]

Lucky you have a kitchen that does all day breakfasts! Well done on your 20K.

[misswobble Marathon in reply to SkiMonday]

My kitchen is always open 😁😋

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to misswobble]

Useful! 😎

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

I want some of your heavy rain misswobble! 💦💦💦💦💦 I don’t think we have any forecast for Bristol this weekend, but anything is better than this heat. 🥵🥵🥵🥵

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Hi Cheeky. If you can make it, Friday morning around 7 to 8 looks like it could be suitably wet.

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to SkiMonday]

Boo, can’t run tomorrow as I’m doing PR on Saturday. I’m not a consecutive day runner just yet. Hope it rains for me sometime soon. 🤞🏃‍♀️💦

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

I think it would be saying the exact opposite of what I intended if I were to "like" your reply.

Hope you get some cool running soon.

[misswobble Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

It poured today Unfortunately I ran yesterday 🤣. Doh

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to misswobble]

Such is life!

[misswobble Marathon in reply to SkiMonday]

I was in my greenhouse today in the pouring rain after a thorough drenched helping OH fetch and carry timber and boarding It was warm and dry in there as I pottered but I couldn’t stop my specs fogging up 😁. Two Marmande tomatoes and a cucumber. Yay 😃

Back to running tomorrow 🙂

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

Yes, sleep is soooooo important!!!

Well done for getting out there in the heat - great work xxx