I ran my 3 miles today. I’m not proud of it. At all. I ran the first mile in my best time so far in training at 10:46/mile, but the second mile dropped back to my average and the last mile I ended up taking walking breaks. The past couple days have been very stressful for some reason, and it’s piling up on me physically. I have many reasons why today was a hard run:
- Mentally I was thinking 3 miles would be easy, since I just ran 8 over the weekend.
- It was hot!
- I had 2 days of rest instead of one. I really need to run on Mondays, not Tuesdays.
- I have not been sticking to my diet. Not that I’m eating fattening food, I’m just not watching what I eat.
- My head has been stuck in e-mails and meetings and I have not been able to catch up.
- I didn’t stretch properly after my 8-mile run.
- My nipples were burning from still trying to heal from the 8-miler.
- I didn’t drink a lot of water.
The second week of training is not as glamorous as the first, and the newness is fading away. Now I’m seeing the reality of the discipline I need for this, and I have to get through this phase of the training. It’s also the phase where more time is dedicated to it even though I’m not seeing physical results regarding weight loss or endurance. But I refuse to cave on this training. I’m doing this.
Summary:
Location: Capital Crescent Trail, Bethesda, MD
Conditions: Hot and muggy, 89
Goal: 3 miles
Results: 3 miles
Time: 37:06
Pace: 12:22/mile
Total Training Miles to Date: 22
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Thoughts:
A miserable run, but I finished.
What I’ll remember most:
I don’t want to remember any of this.
