Message posted by: Scott M.

Scenerio: You are having a rougher than normal interval or mile repeat day, you just don’t feel there physically and know that your body is off, but not to the point you think you are risking injury. Do you: 1. Call it quits? 2. Throttle down the intensity? 3. Stick it out and push through?

I am in my 4th week of a 6 week program of incorporating interval and race pace training into the schedule. Yesterday’s run intervals, which were the same as they had been the previous 3 weeks, was a whole different experience. I had to overcome the strong desire to push the “stop” button on the treadmill and call it a day. I sucked it up and finished the work out. Couldn’t get the HR up quickly, then when I did, I had a hard time getting it back down etc. I did cramp up in a hammy and a calf later in the day (in a couple of meetings which was rather funny for all involved).

In retrospect, I think I was dehydrated from a LSD 1.5 hour bike ride outside the day before. I also skipped, due to running out, my pre and post interval liquid carbohydrate intake. I will never make that error again.

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