Getting Back Into the Speed of Things

Technically I’m training for Tucson, but we went to Ohio for four days and for the past two days I’ve been sick and last night I took a vicodin to help with the flu aches pains, headache, and sore throat, but today I had a 6 mile marathon pace run on tap and thought – what the heck, I’ll try it.

I was smart enough to tell myself that it was ok if it didn’t turn out as planned – although somewhere in the dark recesses of my mind that never works. I set out and did a half mile warm up at a 9:00 minute mile pace and then apparently took off like a bat out of hell for the next mile because it came in at 8:02. I managed to slow down for the next mile and it came in at an 8:22 and then I think the meds I took last night kicked in because the proverbial wheels fell off. Mile 3 ended up at an 8:49 and the last half was a 9 minute pace.

I cut it short at 4 miles and averaged 8:36 which is one second off of my marathon pace and includes the half mile warm up, but its 2 miles less than what I was supposed to do.

I’m cutting myself a break on this one. Truly I am.

This weekend is 6 and 12 miles – I’d like to keep the six miles on trail, because I really do miss running trails, and the 12 miles if I can keep it at a 9:20 average I’ll consider it good. I’ve just got to get over this sickness and things should get easier.