Well not really fast, but for the first time since my marathon I added a little speed. My training plan called for 9 miles with 5 at Half marathon pace. So after a slow start, in weather that was much colder than I anticipated, I really RAN.
I had been taking things pretty easy since the marathon and you know what, I think I missed it. It was fun to try to hold a time, even though I couldn't in the beginning...then I couldn't slow down at the end. But the end of the run felt so good and afterward I felt like I accomplished something. Before now I think I was just ' putting in the miles.' I was not emphasizing any speedwork or times at all; mostly because I don't have any time goals for my next race. So in a way, I seem to be motivated again...however it seems to have come at a bad time.
I also woke up this morning with a soar throat...a really bad one. I was lucky to avoid a cold during my last training cycle, even though I had a few close calls. But I think this one is here to stay. After I got over my renewed feeling of accomplishment and got to work, I felt weak, dizzy, tired and soar. All the markings of a cold, and a bad one at that. I know from reading about it, and from personal experience, that the first 3 days of a cold are usually the worst. Well if this is day 1, that puts day 3 squarely in the middle of my first real long run of this training cycle. So much for this new found motivation, I'll be lucky to live through it.
In a related topic, you can see my new shoes above. They are a departure from my tried and true pairs, but come recommended and at a great price (that's a story for another time). I needed new shoes more than you could imagine, with both of my current pairs well over 500 miles. I'm going to try to ease them in, not doing any really long runs in them. But so far they feel comfortable and very similar to the other Asics pairs I own. Well we will see how they work out, how bad this cold is, whether or not I will get my long run in and if I can work some hills in anytime soon.
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