Well, yesterday was definitely an apparition. Today was a lot more representative of how I actually felt. Two good days in a row just wasn't going to happen. Granted, part of it was just unpleasant conditions, with a bitter cold wind (over 20 mph) in my face for much of the run, but really, I was just tired.
It wasn't a long run, just eight miles, but I was about a minute slow during the three mile loop, so I made the decision not to push the pace on the five miler. Some days it's just not there, and I know this. I had such a good run last week that I knew my form in general was strong, but today wasn't going to be a good showing. Instead, I kept things under control, but decided to hit the hills pretty hard. Usually, I would keep a fast pace, and maintain an even effort on the hills, but today was the exact opposite. I got my miles, didn't over-exert myself, and hope to be recovered by tomorrow. One good sign is that even at about the slowest I could imagine running, I was still at sub-8:00/mile pace.
Run: 8.4 miles, 25:40/41:49
Good luck to everyone running the Boston Marathon tomorrow, and congratulations to my swim coach with an impressive performance at IM China. First in the swim, first off the bike, and gutted out a tough marathon to finish third. Way to go Tereza!
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