All day long I fought a sinus headache, nerve pain, fatigue and some irritability. I thought I was supposed to feel better after a rest day. Nonetheless, I headed out for a 2 mile run. I thought I was holding back and wasn't going too fast, and actually felt like I was going in slow motion, but my lungs protested and begged to differ. My legs felt great. But my lungs burned the entire time. I knew at the end of the 2 miles, there was no way I could have held that pace another minute, much less another mile. I knew I needed to figure out how to slow down and hold back. I have no idea how I'm going to make it 3 miles tomorrow, much less 6 miles next Saturday, if I can't figure out how to pace myself.
I ended up going 2.07 in 22:13, with a 10:43 average pace.
My coach's reaction was about what I expected. We came up with a plan for me to add some hills tomorrow to slow me down and mimic next week's race a little more closely. I'm not sure how I'm going to survive 3 miles, especially with hills, but I guess we'll see.
The good news is - I felt much better after my run than I did before it!
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