After last Saturday’s disastrous 10K-5K challenge while
getting sick, I didn’t run again until Thursday of the next week. Exerting any
more effort than required to get to work, return home, walk the dog and return
to bed was about all I could manage.
Thursday
I was still a little iffy on Thursday about running. I still
was feeling weak, but I figured I’d give it a shot. I’d either have success or
collapse in a wilted pile on the ground. It seemed worth it to me. Thankfully,
the wilting pile did not happen, and I actually had a really great run. Like
the best run I’d had since the Spring. Yes, that long. Why? It’s finally a few
degrees cooler than the surface of the sun. This makes a big difference,
people. Huge.
So, while the 800-meter repeats were tough (as they always
are), I did not feel like puking when I was done (like in the past). And, the
hill repeats after that were tough, but not unbearably so. And, the run back
was not horrible either. In fact, it was actually pretty good. Thank you, Fall!
I'm definitely a cool weather runner! It was a good idea to take a few days off to get yourself feeling better. Glad you got a good run in!!
ReplyDelete800s and hill repeats= hardcore. Yeah for cool weather.
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