RUN 13 miles in 1:58 9:04m/m. REALLY??
Thank you gawd for friends who jump at the chance to run long. When I sent the email out to see who else was going long, I had two takers: DC and LC. YAY!
Although I had skipped my Weds swim and moved my long run back a day to Thursday and kept my two in-week rides indoors to keep them under control, I still wasn't recovered. The littlest things tired me out. Standing from a chair took. There's no pain, no aches, just 100% everywhere fatigue. Most everything except sitting or staying still seems an effort that gets my HR up. HTFU!
I was eager to run even though I didn't feel up to it. There was still a part of me that wanted to GO. I LOVE the long run, so even though I was fatigued to being weak I still wanted it. I think I would have run no matter what.
The morning had cooled off, getting down in the 50F range! Yikes! But Yay for cooler weather after the last weekend of HOT.
The first loop took 58 mins, and I didn't really feel good until 4 miles in. I was moving. Brief stop, a gel, then another loop. I felt good (relatively) until the last quarter mile. For the first time ever, my left hit started acting up. It was like a pinch in a nerve or muscle, not really a pain. I stuttered a bit in my steps, LC encouraged me to walk and of course I didn't want to. It wasn't until the Garmin said 13 miles I stopped.
Really, this run might not have happened if I didn't have running partners. Further, I'm amazed at the pace. I had to check it twice in the trainingpeaks--really a 9:04m/m?!?!?!? I'm shocked!
The discomfort when away as soon as I stopped moving and hasn't been back since. Recovery was not as bad as I thought it could be.
This pain coming and going thing has been going on all week. One day my right shoulder/back/neck hurts. Then something on my right ankle. Then this hip thing.
Unfortunately, I tend to see pain as a challenge, it makes me want to prove that this pain won't stop me. Not a healthy approach, maybe, but it's what it is!
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