2:11:32 (14:36/mile)
Temp: 55ish Humidity: Low, like 40%ish
Trying to pull this run apart. What went wrong?
- I did the run at lunch time (didn't eat beforehand, had waffles for breakfast hours before).
- Thought I drank enough H2O last night & this morning, guess not.
- Beautiful day, 55ish but WINDY!
- I ran around the track a half mile before I noticed I hadn't hit "START" on the Garmin, duh, bad omen?
- I am still nursing a cold (now with a cough)
- I missed my 3 miler in the middle of the week, so I suspect that too had an effect (my legs and gluteous were getting sore from the pounding early, like Mile 3ish, not typical)...
I dunno. Not a confidence builder with the Philly HM in 3 weeks. Hmmm.
The good:
- Well, I ran 9 miles straight. That's kind of cool, and I need to remember that.
- I did a butt-kicking HILL around Mile 5, still a new experience for me, oh yeah. I had this sick smirk on my face, telling myself "I LOVE HILLS. I LOVE HILLS" over & over, yeah!
The bad:
- Labored.
- Nature called loudly at Mile 8, hence the 9 (not 10) miler
- My mind was not in it (I just wanted to quit from the beginning, caught myself saying "What the heck have I gotten myself into2 signing up for this HM, what was I THINKING?" Definitely didn't have my head on straight today)
- Stood in the rain for two hours at Rutgers yesterday after traipsing a few miles to & from car. And RU lost. Probably not great for the cold, eh?
The ugly:
- Went for 10, made 9. Am doing 13 in 3 weeks. Not optimal.
One more chance next weekend as I see it. Because the following weekend I'll be in Disney with the fam. The weekend after that is the big day.
7 commentaires:
Hey, you did 9!!! That is fantastic!! You did it girl!!!
Hang in there. We all have our off days. You'll be fine in Philly.
You'll be awesome! Once you get past 9, the finish is "just" a 5K away ;-)
You can do it! Don't doubt yourself. The rest will be all literately downhill. :D
Heck, being able to run 9 miles non-stop is pretty impressive to me! nice job!
I heard that it is important to start thinking about your long runs 48 hours before hand... how you eat, sleep, hydrate... just a little tid-bit I heard from another mouse!
Happy Halloween!! :o)
i have exactly zero doubt that you will finish the half. ZERO!!
you did 9, you'll do 13.1. And don't forget, there's a lot to be said for race day adrenaline!
You had valid reasons for cutting it a wee bit short today. No worries!
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