Sunday, March 13, 2011

20 mile run on dead legs

My legs were pretty trashed from yesterday's century, but I had to bang out 20 miles regardless.  I headed out to WRL and started running.  The first mile I was feeling a lot of fatigue in my quads, but once I warmed up, things seemed to feel a little more normal.  The rest the first 15 miles were fairly uneventful, but the on the last 5 miles, I felt every pedal stroke from yesterday.  My legs were trashed and felt heavy.  Even the smallest incline left me heaving laboriously.  Flats were no problem, but the wind definitely didn't make things any easier.

Looking forward to a swim and an easy ride on the bike tomorrow.  I'll probably throw in some time in the whirlpool and sauna.

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