I woke up this morning to a downpour. So I turned the alarm off and went back to sleep until 9 am! I slept for nearly 12 hours last night, but I was not able to sleep off the rain. What's worse than running 20 miles in the heat and humidity? Running 20 miles on the treadmill. The A/C is fantastic, but the boredom is crushing. I had to change my game plan.
Prior to today, the longest I've ever run on a treadmill in a single day was 10 miles. Realistically, I knew I could not truly run 20 miles, or nearly 4 hours on the treadmill. Instead, I planned to run 10 miles, ride the bike for an hour (this is Dean Karnazes' fave cross training exercise, therefore mine as well), and finish with 5 miles on the treadmill.
I thought the gym staff might comment on my excessive exercise, but no one noticed. According to Wikipedia, I may have exercise bulimia though, or I may just be training for a marathon. Here are the symptoms:
- Missing work, school and other important events in order to work out (I'll be out for an entire week of work after the marathon)
- Working out with an injury or while sick (when I have a head cold, running is the only activity that allows me to breathe)
- Becoming unusually depressed if unable to exercise (haven't taken more than a couple of days off in 4 years)
- Working out for hours at a time each day (yep, 4 hours today)
- Not taking any rest or recovery days (nope, I cherish my rest)
- Defining self-worth in terms of performance (absolutely, poor performance is depressing)
- Justifies excessive behavior by defining self as a "special" elite athlete (duh, I'm a marathoner, I tell everyone)
- Depression or agitation when unable to work out (I get pissed when work gets in the way of running)
- Amenorrah, the stop of a woman's menstrual cycle (nope)
- Isolation from others while working out (at the gym, yes, I speak to no one)
Miles logged: 15.0
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