1:19:16 -- 40 min steady state run on Wasatch Drive - most miles were too fast (and I paid). Ok, I have a psychologic barrier at the end of the faster portion of this route. This is the second time (the first time was the tempo run I ran here a few months ago) that I could not make it up the final hill at a fast pace. Both times I felt really ill and had to catch my breath before I could finish the run. I HATE this hill, I always feel like a loser. So, my steady state run was really only 39:15! I suck. Anyway, I was supposed to run at about 7:50 - 8:00 min pace, I ran most of the them at 7:44 - 7:50 and then had a stupid 7:23 in there. Then ran the 2 miles uphill back to my office. I am going to beat that hill one of these days!
I am still not sure if I will be doing the 10K on Saturday. I just can't decide whether my head is in the right place - I know it will be way off my PR (since I am not even close to racing shape yet and have not done anything like 10K training for 2 years), and I have not raced at altitude yet, and I just don't know if I want to have such a slow race time. Anyway, it also depends on my sleep for the rest of the week, I am in the middle of grant reviews right now (I am off to the NIH next week) -- so my sleep time is limited and I am feeling a little run down.
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