17 miles. Miles 11 to 15 were faster but not at goal pace. My average pace for those miles was 6:59 with 156 bpm, DOWNHILL. Some runs make me feel fast and powerful, some I just finish because I'm not smart enough to quit. Maybe it was not quite that bad but I sure was not on my game. And it was cold.
By new year's day I felt good and thought I was completely over what ever cold-like aliment I had last week. But the goop came back on Friday. I had 2 planned rest days and took them on Friday and Saturday. Sunday I once again didn't feel good but didn't feel that bad. I slept late, got up and ate, took a nap, then decided I was good enough to run. After my run I was worn out and took another nap. I think I compounded my woes by getting dehydrated. I felt a lot better after a big dinner and drinking a bunch...
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