Bad Run

Well, they cannot all be good. The weather has warmed up a little in New England so I went for a 10-mile road run on Sunday. It was the first time in nearly a month that I was able to do a workout outdoors so I hit the road enthusiastically; perhaps too enthusiastically. By the time I reached the four-mile mark I began to fall behind pace and start to have some minor cramps, foot sores and chafing. I figured that it was not too bad and I continued on to mile five on the out-and-back route.

This proved to be a big mistake. At the five-mile turn-around I was in considerable pain, but I still had 5 miles to get back home. The last three miles were a gruesome run/walk journey home. Once home, my body wanted to collapse from exhaustion, but the various pains were too considerable to allow any comfort or rest.

I made it thru Sunday well (with the help of wild-card weekend) and decided to take Monday off from physical punishment. I did a five-mile run today to get back into my training, however, and felt much better. I was able to stay ahead of pace for the entire run which was on a much more hilly route!

Sunday was mentally tough to get thru. I began to wonder about my ability to run a half-marathon in 3 weeks. As with most adverse events in life, once I got thru the valley I was able to pick back up and continue with my training for the Miami Half-Marathon at the end of the month.