Forerunner, Fuel Belt and dead legs
Major dead legs on the ‘mill last night. It was all I could do to keep moving. 3.0 miles at 10:00 pace. My HR hit 151, but other than that it was calm. My shins hurt during the run and I hard a hard time keeping myself running straight. I noticed I would suddenly have a step that was way off to the side if I didn’t concentrate. Same with the arms doing that crazy cross swing instead of straight ahead. I think the lack of sleep this week (5 hrs/night) has made me groggy and very slow. Needless to say, my running is falling apart.
This was supposed to be a setback week, rebuilding for next week. I don’t know if that is happening. I’m thinking I should take today as an added rest day and not do my three miles. Maybe I’ll ride the bike instead.
I came home and after paying the bills I did an ice bath, this time it was the full treatment, ice and all. For those who have just gone with the 55F well water, the ice adds an entirely new dimension. I used to do alot of cold water diving and there’s a really good reason I wore a drysuit :) Its cold! I took my ibuprofin last night.
A quick primer for those who are unititiated in how to do the cold bath. First, turn on the water to a temp you would consider to be a good hot bath and fill the tub about 2-3 inches deep. Get in and splash around so that your legs and waist are good and wet. Now turn on just the cold water. Swirl the water to mix it in with the hot tub water and begin getting it on your legs again. It will get colder so keep moving the water so that the temp drops gradually. Stop filling when the water is deep enough to cover your legs entirely. If this is about all you can stand, then stop here and let your legs soak. With cold tap water I will soak about 20 minutes. If you want the full treatment, add ice. I use two 7 pound bags. Its a “cool” sensation to have the ice swirling around in the tub. The temp will drop quite a bit (there’s an easy calculation for this) and you will feel a very big difference in comfort level. I wouldn’t be in there more than 10 minutes, shorter if your legs turn blue :)
That’s it. Do not attempt to fill the tub with cold water and then lower yourself in. It is not fun at all and the screaming is very upsetting to people in the house.
My Forerunner and fuel belt have arrived!! So excited to try these things out, although there are two issues.
1) The fuel belt smells. It smells like the worst smelling plasticizer you could imagine. I will try washing it and see if it gets less stinky. I also don’t know how you wear this thing. Does the pocket go in the front or the back? I need to look at the website pictures.
2) Amazon didn’t tell me that the Forerunner came with the computer cable and AC adapter, so I ordered those too. It came with them, so now I have to return them. At least the shipping here was free.
