I was sick in the gym today.

It's so hot outside. I thought about getting up at 6am this morning and going for a run along the beach before it got too hot but when the alarm went off I just felt really angry, and couldn't bear to get up. So I didn't. When I eventually rose (about 10.15am) it was already boiling out, and still really humid. So I ended up going back to the gym. I've only run outside about twice in the last two weeks, crazy.

So I got to the gym and the air-conditioning was STILL not working (nearly a week now) and even the one final vent that had still been feebly pumping out a bit of cold air had packed up. I marched back upstairs (the gym is in a basement) indignantly demanding to know what on earth was going on, only to be told 'the system can't cope with this heat'. Well, that's good then. Isn't that the whole point of air-conditioning, for fuck's sake?

Anyway, I was there so I thought I might as well just get on with it. After about the first fifteen minutes of running, which included one 'fast' mile (for me) I started to feel lightheaded but not enough to stop, so I carried on going. Slowed down for an 800m interval then sped up again for second mile. Heart rate was 179. Slowed down again, then started third mile. The sweat was falling off me like a dripping tap. Within about a minute I felt the bile rising inside of me and I had to stop, rush to the loo - and throw up!!! How delightful! That has never happened to me before, ever.

I felt ok after about five minutes but thought it would be wise to call it a day rather than attempt to carry on. I just did some stretching and went home. As I passed the water fountain on the way out, I looked at the thermometer on the wall and it said 102 degrees!!

Now I am just about to go for a five mile hike across the downs....

10 mins crosstrainer
20 mins weights
Approx 3 x miles run total
(5 mins warmup + 2 x miles @ 10 min mile pace with 800m intervals)
1 x puke