So apparently we're under a high pollen alert in St Louis. This means that my cold, which I originally thought was an allergy attack, was/is, in fact, an allergy attack. This is actually bad news. Colds don't usually last that long, whereas, for me, an allergy attack moves from a sinus infection to a chest infection that often can linger for up to 3 weeks. A mile into my run today I thought I would be lucky to make 3 miles. The order for the week is going to be lots of slow miles, a number of doubles, and frequent rests to let my lungs recover. Stopped for about a minute or so at miles 2, 4, 6, and 7.5 before the big hill at the end. Average pace today was 7:51s.
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