I decided to take a little break - okay, not intentionally, but.... yeah, okay intentionally. I took a week or so off of running to work on the 2nd floor remodel project I have going on at the house. My friend took an entire week away from his life to come over, hang out, and help me do some construction work. What was I going to say? No, sorry, I need to make sure I have time to run. No - I did what was required and I worked on the house. By the weekend, when I had time to run, I developed a nice little summer cold. Can't win.
This run was a combo of said cold and trying to run. It didn't go over too well.
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| The run was the standard 6-mile loop that I was hoping to extend out to 12 or more, but I just wasn't feeling it. Between the calf and the cold, I had nothing and aborted. |
I really wasn't feeling this run. At around mile 4, with my heart rate solidly in the 170's and calf muscle screaming at me, I knew I wasn't in for a long run. Erin continued on to log a 19-miler, but Ellie and I packed up and went home. You know that feeling you get when you just can't keep a decent pace going - like going up that flight of stairs maybe took a little bit more out of you than it should? That was my 6-mile jog.
I was slightly discouraged after this run. It's getting warmer these days, and harder to find the time to get long runs in when it's not 80+ degrees. When you have the opportunity, you have to make the best of it. In the end, I felt like I did - given the circumstances. I still managed to tough out almost 6 miles, and by going home with the Ellie-Meister I gave Erin a great chance to log some mileage (and ultimately feel better about the whole experience).
April went great until the whole house project kicked in. The mileage was solid, but I need to finish strong in May to give myself the greatest chance of success in June.
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Running Total:May: 5.852012: 168.37
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