Tempo: 15 minutes easy warm up, 15 minutes of a steady pace (picking up your breath), then 15 minutes all out (5K race pace / breathless)
Distance: 5.2 miles
Time: 46:05
Performance Stats (out of 5 ★)
Legs: ★ ★ ★ .5
Gut: ★ ★
Energy: ★ ★ ★
Mind: ★ ★ ★
Overall: ★ ★ .5
Soundtrack: AC/DC, AC/DC Live
Man, this was not a great run this morning! Nobody likes complainers, but this tempo run just felt bad. Don't get me wrong, I got in my time and my pace, but I'm still feeling yucky about it 15 minutes after it's over.
So problems: 1) It's getting cold again. That's mostly just a sad thing. I can't believe I will be wearing long pants and a hat soon! But my cold little ears set up for that brain freeze type of headache, which kept popping up every half mile or so. Now, the good part about cold is that my water bottle gets nice and cold while it's sitting and waiting for me on top of the fire hydrant outside my house!
2) This run was FAST. I think that I psyched myself up for it a little, but the last 15 minutes had me working. In reality that's the point, but I also think that I was a little extra tired getting up this morning, as I burnt the candle on the other end last night getting caught up on some work.
3) Lastly, and what I think is the big culprit here is that I decided to get a little extra protein in my diet as of this past weekend. You know the chalky chocolate powder stuff, with more protein than your intestines can handle! I figured this would help me replace some of the less healthy meats that I'm eating through the week, and would help me lean up a little with the running and my recent strong showing at the gym. The problem though, is that this stuff just makes you bloated, especially for the first few weeks. So this run this AM was a big dose of nausea, and I really wasn't able to get in my half-way sip of water. That definitely wouldn't have stayed down - yuk!
So there you have it. Now that this blog is written, I'm feeling better about the whole thing, and by the time I get to work, I'll be very happy that I got this run in under my belt - even if it didn't feel so hot while I was doing it!