THE WORKOUT: 6 mile run.
This morning was a great example of how workouts can go if you don't prepare properly the previous day by eating the right foods. Yesterday was Memorial Day and what is the kick-off family get together for summer without hamburgers, hot dogs, brats, chips, pasta salad, apple pie, ice cream and beer? I had all of those but one :(
Last night I got a little more sleep, but was still up twice to let our puppy Ruby out. 5:30 came all too quickly when Liam woke up and wouldn't go back to sleep. I got up took the dog out again and felt how nice it was! It was the perfect morning. So I got Liam dressed had a Greek yogurt and some peanut butter toast and we left the house not really sure of how far or where I wanted to go.
Sometimes when I have Liam with me, I let him choose the route. We'll get to an intersection and I'll ask him "which way?" This morning a truck drove by as we ran out of our driveway and he wanted us to go catch the truck, it was no use, but I gave it my best!
I felt like I had lead legs. Every step was a conscious effort to move it in front of the other one and just keep chugging down the road. I had very little gas in the tank and my legs were still affected by the lunges yesterday. We got about halfway into it and my poor nutrition yesterday caught up with me. I was running on fumes.
I downed a bag of Jelly Belly Sport Beans and went into a comfortable pace for a little bit to see if I'd start feeling better. My legs were about done, I was feeling beat, and I wanted to stop. Everyone hurts, everyone has bad days, we're all human, and sometimes you just have to suck it up. Never Quit. I couldn't stop. I'd be angry at myself for the rest of the day, all I had to do was forget about how I was feeling and push my body to do what I wanted. Mile 4 was a maintenance mile as I regained some energy, then 5 and 6 I started moving. Those were the fastest two miles of the run and I finished averaging under 8's for what started out to be a crappy run.
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