The Comfort Zone

Today's heat and humidity took us right out of our COMFORT ZONE, something that played right into today's team meeting discussion.  As novice runners, our rookies have to learn to get out of their comfort zone and let the mind take over the body.  Yes, the body says to slow down, but those with a strong mind have the ability to control their body and trust their instincts.  Good, experienced distance runners have the experience to consistently run out of that zone and know how to take their bodies to the limit.  Hopefully, our team can learn to do just that, if we want to be competitive by season's end.

We hydrated well, and worked on the BULLET tonight while running 6 x 400 meters at a prescribed mark.  We wanted to go 8 x 400 tonight, but common sense ruled on this one, due to the heat, and we backed off.  There was plenty of water available during the workout, and we gave the team a little less of a warm up run and cool down run as well.  All went well.

Funny thing, once we were outside in the heat and the bodies adjusted, there weren't too many complaints.  We do adjust to the elements, its just that we are comfort creatures and don't like the extremes.  However, the body is amazing and will adapt to the elements rapidly.  We just tend to be whimps with our air conditioning and heating systems in this modern world we live in.

Let's hope that we don't have to whimp out tomorrow and can get the meet in.  Otherwise, the plan is to jog to Pells and do a mile time trial around the park.  The team actually looks forward to that possibility.