So the flu is pretty much passed, with just a lingering cough/congestion, which should clear in a day or two. With luck, I should be in fine form for the weekend. Notice that I'm saying "with luck". Right now, I'm not too sure. This sickness, and the subsequent runs, are not doing much for my confidence.
According to the plan, today should be 12 miles, LSD. Since some errands had to be run in the morning, the run got pushed back to late afternoon. Given my condition and the mediocre weather outside (warmish (~2C), but mist/fog everywhere), I stuck to the treadmill. Unlike yesterday when my heart rate spiked from when I first stepped on, I actually felt pretty good for the first few miles. My pace was about where it should be at that heart rate, and breathing wasn't laboured (although I could feel lunch sitting in my gut. Chili and a sandwich with a ginger ale was a poor choice.) Right about mile 5, my heart rate jumped by about 8 bpm, and it took some serious scaling back of pace to pull it back to the proper range. I know well enough that this is another sign from my body saying it's not quite ready yet, so I cut the run at 8 miles. That will have to do. My last chance to rebuild any confidence comes on Tuesday, with a brief interval session. Things might be "interesting" come Saturday.
Run: 5 miles @ 6.9 mph, 3 miles @ 6.6 mph
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Good call cutting back. You know as well as I do that it's physiologically impossible for you to lose huge chunks of your fitness in just a handful of days... so that just leaves the mental game.
And I do very distinctly remember someone telling me to "watch your negative self-talk" ;)
When do you leave for the land of sun?
I know. It's the taper. I can't build fitness now, so I'm trying to not be overly thrown by the bad weekend. There will be a whole post about it, probably tomorrow. It's all mind games.
We head out Thursday morning. The weather is looking moderate, with highs in the mid-70s, lows in the low-50s. It would be warm to run if it weren't for the 6:00 am gun, so I'll be done before the sun gets too high. Today's forecast has added showers to the mix. I hope they change their minds tomorrow.
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