Today is the day my Tiger Tail is supposed to arrive! I’m super excited! I can’t wait to run tonight just so I can use the Tiger Tail afterwards. I hope it’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me J
Sunday I managed to run 2 miles in 20:32 (10:16 pace, obv), making my weekly total 11.1! Finally a double digit running week. New goal for this week: run 4 days instead of only 3. I want to try and be mindful of the 10% rule and all, so I’m shooting for 3 days of just 2 miles/day and then my regular 6 mile run on Saturday. Four days, 12 miles, good times.
I need some help on my long run days because I am obviously doing something wrong. I get a migraine every Saturday after my long runs. Right now my long run is only 6 miles, but as it increases the severity of the headaches will increase as well. I get up in the morning, usually eat about half a banana, try to remember to take some Advil pre-run, and then I go run. It always feels like a pretty hard effort, I don’t do my long runs at a 1-2 minutes slower pace than my easy runs, as so many magazines prescribe. Then I come home and definitely take Advil if I haven’t already, stretch, chow down on lots of food, get tired, then get a headache.
I’m already dreading this Saturday’s run because of the headache that tends to follow. Last Saturday’s headache was a nightmare and I don’t want a repeat.
Am I doing something wrong?
I also used to get headaches post long runs and realized it was a hydration issue. I wasn't drinking enough while running and definitely not enough afterward. I also noticed that anything with artificial sweetener (like powerade and gatorade!) would really make those headaches awful. I started mixing OJ and water and that really helped. Now I don't have that problem anymore but I think I hydrate more properly in general now, too.
ReplyDeleteGood luck!