Feels like August 2010

RUN: 13 miles in 2hrs. FP loop.

OMG I'm so tired. I think I could sleep until Saturday. My head is barely working and my body is like a limp noodle. Merely walking down the hall doesn't even sound fun.

I headed to today's run tired but no other soreness or pain. So it was easy to stick to my goal of keeping the pace down close to 10m/m. I ran with LC, doing the first loop in 57 mins. This loop seemed longer than normal, my stomach was upset from the juice I drank before the run and my legs just weren't peppy. That and it's cold again dammit.

I took a few mins off between loops to hit the bathrooms and rest. There was no question about going back out for more, nor was there question that the 2nd loop would be slow. I took off again, doing the 2nd loop in reverse. I ended up walking a few hills and stopping was just a little too easy to do. Rock in my shoe? Need water? All reasons to pause. So I guess that the 2nd loop being only 3-4 mins longer than the first tells me that my pace didn't slow all to much.

Oh and have I mentioned yet that I still havent charged my Garmin? Grrr....

Immediately after the run...no....at the very end of the run when my feet were scuff-scuff-scuffing the sidewalk I knew my goose was cooked. So damned tired! It reminded me of the happy but numbing fatigue from the last weeks of IM last fall. When the simplest things needed energy I didn't have ready. Even my fingers are tired typing this. But it feels so good.

Since Saturday, I've run 54.6 miles. This is a personal record for me--that many miles in 6 days. I usually count my weeks Mon-Sun, but in this instance I really need to keep an eye on the mileage. Sure, my next long run wont' be until next Weds. And sure, I'm running to the exclusion of most other training. But I gotta be careful and Recover!!