It was a rough start tonight running with the run club. We ran 6/3/6/3/6 min splits, in somewhat in-climate weather. It was raining pretty good from the start, and it made me not want to climb out of my truck and start warming up. Since I had already made it to the track, the least I could do is get out and warm up.
After warming up I still wasn''t feeling up to par. I carried on with my normal pace group for the first two splits, then my stomach started to knot up. I ran the next two splits with a slower group to avoid further discomfort. I realized the knot was not going away so I ran hard on the last six.
I have been utilizing a shorter yet faster stride on my longer runs in order to keep my feet directly underneath me and my body position straighter. I returned to this stride on the last lap and ran better than I had on the previous splits even with a stomach ache. I have had to adapt to a new stride with my barefoot running, but it works great when I wear my track shoes too.
Tomorrow is a lifting day, so I will have a day off from endurance training to let my stomach settle.
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