After completing Week 2 of my abs program, I headed out into the smog of Virginia Beach for a six mile run. The goal was to run easily to the local High School track, perform several “strides” (actually you may know them as windsprints, pickups, striders or stride outs, but they’re the same thing), and then jog home.
The heat was oppressive and I soon realized I should have carried some water with me. Too late; by the time I reached the track there was no point turning back so I ran 16 straights (I think you call them straightaways over here don’t you?) and jogged 16 bends. Nice workout and the strides felt very good.
The only downside was the lack of fluids, so I took a slight detour on the way home to stop off at an old public restroom for a quick drink. Just my luck though; by the looks of things it had been demolished a day or two ago and all that was left was a pile of bricks. The last mile home was quite miserable, but I made it safely and enjoy cooling off outside the house with the garden hose.
For the record –
Temperature: 95°F
Wind: 18.4mph
Mile splits: 7:42 7:23 7:02 6:43 7:20 7:24
Any more words for striders? Man… you’re like a dictionary of sprinting terms.