A.M. Easy Base I run.
9 miles at 9 minute/mi average (first in 11+, last ~5.5 @ ~8:20/mi. Yes, my legs definitely felt depleted this morning. Its very weird to finish a 9 mile run and have your legs feel as empty as after 18. Although depleted, I felt pretty good overall, enjoyed the run, and felt more in sync.
I think my body is adapting to the reduced food intake. I'm training slower, but I fully expected that to happen. In the end though, after getting down to a healthy racing weight I'll be running much faster. Also, there is some merit to the idea that training in a glycogen depleted state enhances adaptation. I'll eat well today because I have my long run tomorrow and would not want to hit mile 9 feeling as depleted as I did today.
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A.M. Weight = 177.1 |