Let me start off by saying that I have an irrational fear of slugs that began in childhood when my sister stepped on a slug...with her bare feet. Ewwwwww!
Anyway, I have been feeling sluggish all week. I 'm not sure if it's allergies or the humidity (usually 80% these days) or the temperature but I know I'm not the only one. Several people this week have mentioned to me that they have been walking around in a fog, so something is up.
I had planned on waking up early this morning but slept right through the alarm (actually turns out I had accidentally set it for 5:40 PM instead of 5:40 AM), so when I woke up it was already 6:30 but I was determined to run. Actually determined is too strong a word....I was encouraged to run this morning. I ended up heading out the door at 7:15 AM and got in 2 miles.
Sadly, the people in the neighborhood where I go for short runs aren't big fans of sprinklers so about 5 minutes it I was super sweaty and it was so, so hot and humid that I ended up taking several walk breaks. But it seems that these walk breaks are once again in my best interest as I ended up with a 14:42 pace.
I'm taking tomorrow off and resting up for Sunday when I'm supposed to run 8.5 miles (gulp!) but I'm going to have to get up a whole lot earlier if I want to make my goal. We shall see...
Good job going ahead with the run despite the sluggish feeling. Had a couple of those days lately myself - mostly a function of the humidity. Sometimes it feels more like swimming than running.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment! You're right sometimes I think I would be better served to have gills than strong legs.
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