Tough run

I ran for about 2 hours and 20 minutes yesterday and I can honestly say it was one of the toughest runs I have ever done. The combination of all the workouts and races I have been doing has left me fatigued. I spoke with Corena who did the same run on wednesday and she felt the same way. I don't think I felt any worse in either of my two previous ironmans running 4 hour marathons than I felt yesterday. The only thing that makes me think this training might be working is that when I got a bit pissed off at myself, and upped the intensity and speed, I was able to do so and actually felt better. The plan for this run called for upping the intensity into zone 3 for two 12 minutes intervals late in the run and then a final interval in zone 4 at the end of the run. I kind of did this and was surprised that I was able to. The other thing that makes me think I am getting fit is that I am not stiff or sore after and felt fine after I completed the run.

Despite having to do 6 hours of exercise tomorrow, I am having a dinner party tonight and will have a few drinks (in moderation). This is part of my motto of trying to live a normal life while training for ironman triathlons. I hope to be on the road biking by about 8:30 am tomorrow and finish with a run around 3 pm.