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Lessons learned: Bonks and Meltdowns - Running A Life
For endurance athletes, Saturday mornings typically mean one thing: long workout time! My training plan called for a 45 minute run at IM pace, followed immediately by a 2:15 bike with several hard interval sets throughout, followed immediately another 45 minute IM pace run. I remember tweeting cheerfully that I was about to start my own personal duathlon. I was excited to feel the endorphin rush of a well-executed hard workout. Aaahhhh. Poor girl. She just didn’t know what was coming. It was raining, but I love running in the rain. It makes me feel hard core. The run went …