Start of a brief rest

RUN: 12.6 miles in 2hrs. OK, more like 1:57 but whatever.

I crack people up by saying that I'm taking Thursday and Friday off to rest for the long riding this weekend. "But you're running Thursday". Sure, but I'm resting the rest of the day! That means when the run is done at 7am, I'm not working out again until 48 hours. That's a good rest break for someone used to 2-a-days. Or 3-a-day, like yesterday.

But I got up at 3:45am for this run, to avoid the heat we started at 4:50. I need to get more efficient about my morning routine (or go to bed earlier!). The first loop was with EK, we held a great comfy pace in the dark. The second loop was more of a struggle but having more runners around changed up the pace more. I had some small sprint ability in me in the first few miles of the second loop, but by the end of that loop my tummy was getting stressed. Either diaphram or GI cramps, not sure which. They subsided in a mile or so, but by that point I was acutely aware of dehydration. I could feel it, hard to describe. Maybe it's a mental calculation, considering all the water I was losing during the run against the small amounts I was sipping at the water fountains. My theory was later confirmed. After drinking to bottles of water and taking a bio-break, all the signs of dehydration were there.

So the goal of the next 48hrs--rest the legs, hydrate, and fuel good. My meals have been sucky lately. Too little time and a harried schedule.

I'm also getting Frea dialed in today with a (hopefully) final fit for IM. Today marks 31 days away from the race!!!!